73349 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) . Edited November 30, 2021 by Carolina Wren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I would utilize the Anthem credit freeze. It sounds like maybe the same person, who maybe just used the wrong email address. Hopefully calling the first place to correct it, will resolve the issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I recommend that you pull a credit report and make sure there aren't any loans on it. I get mixed up with my sister all of the time. Her middle name is my first name (I have no idea why my mom did that), we obviously have a past address in common and we went to the same college. It can be very frustrating. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I occasionally get legitimate emails intended for someone else with a similar email address. I'm guessing it's a typo. Check your credit files if you're worried about the loans, but I wouldn't expect someone committing a fraud to use your email address; they would use your SS# with their own email. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Pull a credit report before you freeze it. This guy is a consumer finance advocate. His site has great info: http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/personal-finance-credit/free-credit-report-info/nFbJ/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashfern Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 My email that I use is not in any way near my name. There is a chick in TX that uses a similar name with numbers at the end. The email is a shortened version of her first and last name. I've gotten emails from her setting up internet, reminders for doc apts, some guy trying to set up a date with her, receipts for online purchases, and other random stuff. I write to the important people that they have her email address wrong. The dude just gets deleted as I figure she intentionally gave him the wrong address. LOL! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I get those types of misdirected emails several times a year at my Gmail address that's my first name and middle name. I got a medical invoice and even got someone's flight booking details once! I'd just ignore them unless you are the person identified in the email. Keep an eye on your credit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'd check your credit report, you can do it online for free. You can see if the student loan info is on your report, if it is, it's very easy to report and get it taken care of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Something similar happened to my daughter. Her email address is two unrelated words, like "starrymeadow." About a year ago she received an email that her registration to girl scouts in Texas (we are in Canada) was now complete (or something like that). I googled, found the leaders, and informed them of the mistake. Then a month later she received an email that her photos were ready to be picked up from a pharmacy in Texas. I emailed the pharmacy to let them know about it. Nothing since then. I can't see how this could be a scam or fraud. I think just someone's mistake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Honestly, if the company was legit, I would ask them to look up my social to see if it had been used and go from there. If it wasn't the same social, then you know it's probably the email typo. However, I'd still keep a close watch on your credit report to make sure it's not a security breach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I am so glad this post came up (not that I would be glad that anything bad happened to the OP.) I had received notice that one of my kids might have been affected by that data breech so I got the ball rolling to check all of our credit reports. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Something similar happened to my daughter. Her email address is two unrelated words, like "starrymeadow." About a year ago she received an email that her registration to girl scouts in Texas (we are in Canada) was now complete (or something like that). I googled, found the leaders, and informed them of the mistake. Then a month later she received an email that her photos were ready to be picked up from a pharmacy in Texas. I emailed the pharmacy to let them know about it. Nothing since then. I can't see how this could be a scam or fraud. I think just someone's mistake. Ds1 also had an email issue. His email was the name of a military equipment with the numeral 1. Someone else had the same name with the number spelled out afterward. DS1 got an angry email from some woman who was upset that he--the other guy, of course, as ds was only 13yo at the time--hadn't called or emailed her back--or something like that. She'd sent the email to both addresses just to be sure, I guess. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I get emails for three different people, two are in England and one is in Canada. I'm in contact with two of them and forward any important emails. For the last person I was getting emails from the realtor. I emailed the realtor and told them they were sending listings to the wrong email address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Can you call them back and offer only the last four numbers of your social? That should be enough to confirm if it is yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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