Entitled guy keeps using incorrect email address to book hotels, the real guy gets even by costing him $300 in cancellation fees: 'The flood of incorrect emails seems to have stopped since'

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    A person keeps using my email address Like other recent posters, my email address is also continuously used by another person. I get all sorts of serious
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    correspondence all the time in response to THIS ONE PERSON in another country who insists on using my email address, because he shared my same first and last name.
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    He keeps setting up Utility etc accs using my email and I just use forget password to access & close them. I got his address and posted a bunch of hard copy erroneous correspondence
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    asking him to stop, but it continued. Lately, he booked a train ride and hotel nights to the large capital city of his country. I reluctantly emailed back the hotel, cancelling the "incorrect booking in my name.".
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    After a few days, he emailed me direct using a friend's email account to berate me costing him £300 hotel cancellation charge.
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    After I foolishly replied saying sorry as I didn't intend costing him money, he sent a nasty reply saying "he hoped I had learned my lesson"! I ignore him after than. There were two more
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    incorrect emails after that (deliberate revenge I'm guessing), but the flood of incorrect emails seems to have stopped since.
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    Gadgetman_1 • 8h ago Don't cancel bookings, CHANGE THEM!
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    inferni_advocat... • 8h ago. This happens to me sometimes. Don't cancel the accounts, update the PW and lock them out. Sign them up for extra services. Change any public facing info to something unpleasant.
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    mtngoatjoe • 7h ago I'd have told him, “I didn't cancel your reservation, I canceled MY reservation. I booked that trip but had to cancel. I don't know what concern it is of yours, but I'm free to cancel any of my reservations I want!"
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    Affectionate_B... • 7h ago. No need to be sorry, you received a confirmation for a booking you didn't make. How were you to know it wasn't a phishing attempt?
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    You did exactly the right thing by making sure the booking was cancelled I, it's highly unlikely nerving when you receive an email saying you've spent money on something that you haven't.
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    authorised. Best cancel it in case they have your credit card details as well. You told him to stop and he ignored you. It's all on him
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    Prior-South ⚫4h ago lol, some hotel used to have similar number as mine and I used to get loads of calls and fax. They only decided to do something about after I started accepting all bookings.
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    Icy_Huckleberr... • 6h ago he continued to use it after you told him to stop - his issue, not yours.
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    zippy72 6h ago I've had one that was an obvious misspelling and i redirected them to the person they were supposed. to be for - who not only turned out to be a nice guy
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    but also had met another person with the same name as me whose email I sometimes get. I suspect the chances of that happening are fairly remote.
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    hashbazz • 2h ago . I'm amused by the "learned your lesson" quip. Seems like if anyone had a lesson to learn here, it would be the dude who's out £300!!!
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    curvyjessicadibbi • 6h ago Wow, some people have no shame! He messes up with your email and then blames you for fixing it? You handled it so well. Hopefully, he's finally learned his lesson!
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    JayEll1969 • 5h ago . Well, I think that now you HAVE learned your lesson. Some of the comments show that, when it come to petty, Reddit can be a great teacher. So next time you can do better.

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