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re: Comcast let someone sign up using my email. Game on

Posted on 11/2/16 at 11:47 am to
Posted by Steadyhands
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Member since May 2016
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Posted on 11/2/16 at 11:47 am to
quote:

quote:How'd you get their password?

I "forgot" my password so I had Comcast send my account recovery to my email address.


This I thought was obvious... lol

I get the idea that you're having too much fun with this now and are maybe kind of glad they didn't fix it for you before. Anyways, this is awesome...keep up the good work sir and keep us updated.
Posted by TechDawg2007
Bawville
Member since Nov 2007
32626 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 11:48 am to
quote:

Can they do the same to you? I don't have Comcast so I don't know how their system works.
With a name like Lavona, I highly doubt she knows how
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
91065 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 11:50 am to
quote:

I gave Comcast 5 chances to rectify this by asking them on 5 different phone calls to remove my email address. They can't seem to do it.


so you punish the woman?
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65493 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 11:53 am to
quote:

so you punish the woman?


You mean the woman who gave my email address when she signed up for Comcast? Yes. Absolutely.
Posted by hawgfaninc
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Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:01 pm to
Posted by NoSaint
Member since Jun 2011
12797 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:17 pm to
this seems like it could end poorly for the OP.

i dont know if messing with someone over whats likely an honest mistake is worth potential criminal charges. Ordering stuff on her account and getting into her email was likely going a little too far in the risk/reward ratio.
Posted by Peazey
Metry
Member since Apr 2012
25427 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:22 pm to
Why would the person purposely use your email address? Is it just a mistake or did comcast frick something up? It would be more than a little fricked if you are screwing with these people because comcast is the worst company on the planet.

Also, IANAL but I imagine that there is a tort in there somewhere for harassing these people, especially if you are costing them money and making charges against their account.
This post was edited on 11/2/16 at 12:24 pm
Posted by Peazey
Metry
Member since Apr 2012
25427 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:26 pm to
Or did comcast incorrectly enter her information, and you are punishing her for the company's mistake?
This post was edited on 11/2/16 at 12:27 pm
Posted by Steadyhands
Slightly above I-10
Member since May 2016
7201 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:28 pm to
quote:

Ordering stuff on her account and getting into her email was likely going a little too far in the risk/reward ratio.


Not really, OP takes all the risk and the OT gets the reward. lol

You're no saint yourself, I bet.
Posted by Evil Little Thing
Member since Jul 2013
11635 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:30 pm to
This is amusing, but you took it kinda far. My email address is my uncommon first name & last initial. Everyone on the planet with my first name thinks my email address is hers. I have been signed up for French dating sites, receive countless pics from "grandma" of "my" child bc the lady won't understand that she doesn't know her own daughter's address, swim lesson bills for a kid named Janko in New Zealand...even real estate closing papers for a couple in Australia a few weeks ago. On and on. If they don't catch on the first time I'm like, "hey, wrong person", then I mark it as spam. Problem solved.
Posted by Peazey
Metry
Member since Apr 2012
25427 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:34 pm to
quote:

You're no saint yourself, I bet.


If this is your idea of acceptable behavior then you are a piece of shite.
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65493 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:40 pm to
I haven't harassed anyone. If anything Comcast has harassed me. I've given them every chance in the world to make it right. They didn't. I've only done stuff on the account set up under my email address
Posted by Steadyhands
Slightly above I-10
Member since May 2016
7201 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:47 pm to
quote:

quote:You're no saint yourself, I bet.

If this is your idea of acceptable behavior then you are a piece of shite.


What if the woman gave them the wrong email address on purpose to open the account? Why is it instantly Comcasts fault?

Lets think here, last time I moved and opened a Centurylink account I had to give them an email address. My confirmation of installation date and new account info would be sent to my email address. That email address is also my account ID for logging in online if I want to. If I don't receive the email, then I would call them back and say what gives???

Anyways, I don't really care. Oh and you're a piece of shite too pal. Okay. Great. Thanks.
Posted by TennesseeFan25
Honolulu
Member since May 2016
8391 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:48 pm to
quote:

I haven't harassed anyone. If anything Comcast has harassed me. I've given them every chance in the world to make it right. They didn't. I've only done stuff on the account set up under my email address


You realize they also have your information though right, since you called in 5 times regarding this account...

That is all logged, so whenever there is clearly an issue going forward with the account, since the customer will call, any looking at the account what so ever will paint a pretty clear picture.

If you are costing this woman money by ordering items under her name, since accounts are tied to people, they don't come looking to email addresses for payment; you could well be reimbursing.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Mackinac Island
Member since Jul 2009
38560 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 12:59 pm to
Yeah. I probably would have locked a few channels for the hell of it. Ordering equipment is probably a bridge too far.
Posted by weadjust
Member since Aug 2012
15814 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 1:01 pm to
quote:

I've given them every chance in the world to make it right.


Comcast all of sudden decided my owned modem was theirs and started charging me a monthly modem lease fee. It took me over 6 months of repeated phone calls and several trips to their office to try and get the modem fee and late fees charged because I refused to pay the modem fee. The problem was not resolved until I raised so much hell at the office they threatened to call the police. I said call them so I can press charges on Comcast for trying to rip me off. After the lady behind the bullet proof glass realized I wasn't going away. She finally let me speak to a manager who fixed the problem in about 2 minutes.

I can't imagine the hell Lavona is going to have to fix this shite. Oh and frick Comcast
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
69557 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 1:05 pm to
This is why you are Tier 1.

frick yeah bro. Keep doing more shite and keep us updated.
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
69557 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 1:06 pm to
quote:

Why is it instantly Comcasts fault?



Ummmm, because after 5 attempts they wouldn't fix it?
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65493 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 1:07 pm to
All they may possibly have is my phone number and ip address. I've never given Comcast any personal info on me. I don't think any of this comes back on me personally. They can't figure out how to remove an email address. I couldn't possibly think they know how to find my true identity. And if they do find me I'll be glad to discuss all of this with them.
Posted by TSLG
Member since Mar 2014
6724 posts
Posted on 11/2/16 at 1:16 pm to
Louisiana Law

Sorry, everyone. :(

Trust me, I really wanted the OP to stay ignorant about the legality of his actions; however, his future suffering isn't worth me lmao. Lol.

Might want to Hillary this situation real fast.


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