Reverse Identity Theft

As someone whose primary email address is the same as my own domain, I’m less prone to incidents of “Reverse Identity Theft” than the average person.

However my iCloud account is a constant source of annoyance and amusement. Deirdre’s not all that common a name, really, but it’s astonishing how many of them seem to be using iCloud and mis-remembering their email addresses.

This has led to a number of errant hotel reservations (one for an affair), mailing list subscriptions (like one I got today), an AT&T phone line that took five months to get transferred, a phone unlock service for a Motorola phone (clearly not from me).

My all-time favorite happened earlier this year. I got a FaceTime call from someone I didn’t know.

“Hi mum. It’s me, Kevin.”

He was very embarrassed by it, but that particular one made my day.

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