Uber

I got an email confirmation request from another Emily.  This time it was for Uber, as a rider.   Nope, didn't confirm it.   I did however reset the password.  I can see the last four digits of her credit card and all the places she has taken Uber rides.  I even got a phone number.  She lives in California, gets the San Francisco notifications, and travels between Compton and Los Angeles.  I even have a specific street address for each location.

I attempted to call the phone number but the person on the other end isn't able to receive calls.  I think perhaps her phone bill wasn't paid recently.  

If I wanted to shut down the account, I'd have to contact support.  There isn't an easy close account function.  Oh well.

Lisa [same last name]

I got an email asking that my email address be confirmed for an Apple ID account.  I assume it's for a backup/recovery purposes.   I added another email address to my Apple ID account to see what would happen.   You could possibly get instant messages and other services sent to the new address if confirmed.   No thanks.

Looking in the spam folder: Tampa

Do you ever just look through your spam folder?   I get lots of it because of all the different Emily's who use my email address.   In particular, many of the spam emails indicate that I live in Tampa, Florida.   I know a couple of people in that area, but I'm not there.

"Emily, I love your profile! Let's meet in Tampa!"

"Emily, refinance your home in Tampa!"

"Financial aid for people like you, in Tampa!"

"Unclaimed funds for Emily in Tampa!"

"Hey Emily, I'm sure you are living around myself at Tampa.
I'd personally to meet up with you if you're want by me?"

That's 63 Tampa related messages out of a total on 301.

MyChildCareGuide.com

I got an email the other day to confirm some review that I had supposedly written about a child care provider.   Nope, not going to touch that one.   Deleted.   If the other Emily really wanted something published, she would have used her actual email address.  The review is now lost in limbo someplace.

Jobrapido

I got an email today asking to confirm job alerts for a position called, "Companion."   I like Firefly as much as the next geek, but that's not the job for me.   The email stated that if no links were clicked from the email, no more email would arrive.   I looked up Jobrapido.com and it doesn't lead to a functional website.

Pandora

A long while ago, some kid opened a Pandora account with my email address without the dot.   I went in and changed the password.   Not much personal information in the account except for the horrid musical taste.  

Fast forward to this week.  I get a password reset request from Pandora.   I check the login to confirm that it still works, which it does.   I could always shut down the account, but that requires email correspondence and too much work.   I deleted all the radio stations and deleted the request.

emily*555

Another account created yesterday!   This time, it was for Instagram.   Again, I used the link in the email to disassociate my email address from the account.   If this account maker is persistent, I'll change the password and close it from within.