if anyone cares. I was getting fb mobile updates for janesmith @ gmail and I am jane.smith. Ends up she is about an 18 year old from FL with FANTASTIC friends, well at least the names. (sarcasm)
I essentially went into her fb and changed her password. I know she will never see it nor guess it, but wanna hear? Nachoemail
Yes, I am a childish, but I do not care.
Now, the question is what do I do with control over her fb page?
ETA: I am not going to do anything evil. I deactivated. I was thinking of being nice and posting something on her page about it not being her email. But, I didn't want the headache of dealing with a teenager or more emails.
But also, janesmith@gmail.com and jane.smith@gmail.com are the same email address. Gmail ignores periods (so you also have j.a.n.e.s.m.i.t.h@gmail.com --- try it). So it sounds like someone has signed up for Facebook using your email address? That has happened to me. It was just a spammer/fake account, not someone's "real" account. I was able to get it shut down by complaining to Facebook. No big deal. And I doubt the spammer/fake person ever noticed or cared that you have control of this account. They probably have 900 other accounts to play with.
Well - initially I was going to suggest taking over her FB page and sending her a notice that way, because clearly the only email you have for her is actually YOUR email.
Is there any way you can do that? Send her a message via Facebook?
Oh. That won't work bc she can't get into FB, right?
But also, janesmith@gmail.com and jane.smith@gmail.com are the same email address. Gmail ignores periods (so it is also j.a.n.e.s.m.i.t.h@gmail.com --- try it). So it sounds like someone has signed up for Facebook using your email address? That has happened to me. It was just a spammer/fake account, not someone's "real" account. I was able to get it shut down by complaining to Facebook. No big deal. And I doubt the spammer/fake person ever noticed or cared that you have control of this account. They probably have 900 other accounts to play with.
Correct.
This is how I sign up for multiple things with just my one e-mail.
Well - initially I was going to suggest taking over her FB page and sending her a notice that way, because clearly the only email you have for her is actually YOUR email.
Is there any way you can do that? Send her a message via Facebook?
Oh. That won't work bc she can't get into FB, right?
Hmmmm.
I couldn't send her a message via FB before. It wasn't an option on her page.
You are not 12, you are an adult woman. You are not her friend and it isn't some "hehe you left your FB open" prank.
Leave.her.shit.alone.
IT IS MY EMAIL! I know I am an adult. I am not doing anything evil to her page.
Coming here to say what do I do with it now that I have control of it is immature. Instead of say...letting her know somehow, you came here to ask wtf to do with her page. Her page, that yah, you are getting e-mails for but you could figure out a way to contact her and tell her.