Reverse Identity Theft

[deirdre]

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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