Advice Request Gmail and the dot?

[surf_worm]

hi...
gmail treats email address with or without the "." as the same...that is what they say at their support site...but i do have a question...
let us say that my email address is xy.xy@gmail .com and somebody has an email address as xyxy@gmail.com then i shouldn't get emails sent to xyxy@gmail.com or he shouldn't receive emails sent to xy.xy@gmail.com...
but that is exactly what is happening...i am getting mails sent to xyxy@gmail.com...
any suggestions as to how to deal with this problem...

 

[SHvFl]

Dots are completely ignored by gmail so if one has xyxy none else can have anything like that with dots in-between letters.

Dots don't matter in Gmail addresses - Gmail Help

 

[surf_worm]

Dots are completely ignored by gmail so if one has xyxy none else can have anything like that with dots in-between letters.

Dots don't matter in Gmail addresses - Gmail Help

i do have a gmail account with xy.xy@gmail.com and there is another account with xyxy@gmail.com...

 

[SHvFl]

It's not possible if it's gmail by google. Is it by your school, job etc?

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

i do have a gmail account with xy.xy@gmail.com and there is another account with xyxy@gmail.com...

I had the same problem and ditched that gmail account.
You can't solve this only by registering another account :emoji_angry:
I went from gmail to outlook, MS does support . in an e-mailadres.

 

[shmu26]

But it just doesn't make sense. It totally kills security. All I have to do is open a google account with the same address as a high-value target, with the difference of one dot, and then I will get all his mail???

 

[surf_worm]

It's not possible if it's gmail by google. Is it by your school, job etc?

it is by gmail..and my account has only my bills reminders and nothing more...but the other person's mail that i am getting are far more important i guess...

 

[SHvFl]

it is by gmail..and my account has only my bills reminders and nothing more...but the other person's mail that i am getting are far more important i guess...

Someone messed up the email and he think the person email is the one you have. Trust me you don't both have the same email. Tell the sender he is emailing the wrong person.

 

[Aleeyen]

As far as I know if there is xyxy@gmail.com then no one will be able to create xy.xy@gmail.com as gmail will remove the dot. So, there's going to be no problem.

 

[TairikuOkami]

Someone messed up the email and he think the person email is the one you have. Trust me you don't both have the same email.

I have an email ostrihon.michal@gmail.com (spam email) and I have received some emails for ostrihonmichal@gmail.com , once about an unpaid bill and last time it was about the child support, it scared the hell out of me. But not all the time, I guess gmail messes up sometimes, like FB does:

Facebook bug unblocked 'blocked'

 

[surf_worm]

i am getting the other guys facebook updates and everything related to facebook...guess he registered with xyxy@gmail.com and i am getting them at xy.xy@gmail.com...can i place a complaint at google for this or just move on to outlook...

 

[TairikuOkami]

Outlook has its own problems, it kept loosing my emails, no fail deliveries, not in spam. I gave it 3 chances over the years, never again.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Outlook has its own problems, it kept loosing my emails, no fail deliveries, not in spam. I gave it 3 chances over the years, never again.

I never had those problems. Guess I'm lucky?

 

[shmu26]

I never had those problems. Guess I'm lucky?

I also did not have those problems, although I find the Gmail interface more convenient for my needs.

About people getting other people's gmail messages, I assume that @SHvFl is right, it must be that senders are providing the wrong address, so that's why it goes to the wrong person.

 

[Atlas147]

I have an email ostrihon.michal@gmail.com (spam email) and I have received some emails for ostrihonmichal@gmail.com , once about an unpaid bill and last time it was about the child support, it scared the hell out of me. But not all the time, I guess gmail messes up sometimes, like FB does:

Facebook bug unblocked 'blocked'

Maybe it's not the other person's mail but rather a phishing attempt?