Hi Deborah, Yes, worrying indeed. Apple have obviously allowed someone - other than me - to register this address ID. I am certain that when Apple introduced the @icloud.com ID they told me that I could use either as they would both end up at the same place.
Anyone know how to contact Apple about this? Regards, Peter On 4 Aug 2013, at 17:24, Deborah Molwuka <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Peter > > This is worrying for you. I would not wait from the group to get opinions > but go straight to apple support. If you have a stolen id it could have > serious consequences. I definitely got given the iCloud email addy as a > matter of course since they changed over but like you, I continue to use the > @me addy. > > Deborah > On 4 Aug 2013, at 17:15, Peter Hunter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I have just received a very large amount of messages (mostly from Facebook), >> to someone called Pat Hunter - email address - [email protected]. >> >> This is really worrying as my name is Peter Hunter, email address - >> [email protected] >> >> I was under the impression that when Apple created the @icloud.com ID they >> would be the same as / replacement for @me.com ID. >> >> I am now worried that someone may be receiving my personal messages and >> there's nothing I can do about it as Apple have - in effect - given away my >> ID to someone else. >> >> Has anyone else had experience of this? Or any idea what I can do about it? >> >> Any suggestions / help would be grateful. >> >> I have had my @me account ever since Apple changed it from my @mac.com >> account. >> >> Regards all >> >> Peter >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
