What if someone uses my email address?
You could even contact your email provider, complain that somebody else is using your email address, and say that you are worried about your account being compromised. They’re very unlikely to do anything, but if something goes wrong, at least you can prove you forewarned them.
Is it illegal to make an account with someone elses email?
Generally, accessing any account that is password protected is illegal. You can’t read someone’s emails or check their bank balance, for instance. If you need a password to get into that account, you’re breaking the law to enter it, even if you got in by correctly guessing that password.
Is it against the law to use someone else’s email address without permission?
No matter the circumstances of an e-mail hacking, accessing someone else’s e-mail is illegal. As such, it is best to assume that any access of someone’s e-mail is a violation of the law and is prohibited. No matter the circumstances of an e-mail hacking, accessing someone else’s e-mail is illegal.
What can someone who has your email address do?
(Many sensitive accounts, such as online banking accounts, will no If you meant to ask what can someone who has access to your email account do, the answer is that, if the email account in question is one that you use as a primary email account, they can make your life miserable in many ways. Some of the ways they can do this would be:
Can you create a Gmail account using your name?
Apparently anyone can create a Gmail account using your name as Gmail. I.e. [email protected] could have 100 of these with different names and numbers attached. Just found out some one created Gmail using my name and is ordering things sent to my address, so upset.
What happens if you share your password with someone else?
You shared your password with someone else intentionally or unintentionally. For example, someone else selected your password for you, you told someone your password, or you entered your password on a phishing site.