Someone's using my email?

[Yeko Eko]

I didn't take this to seriously along time ago, I just let it slide, but now it's getting annoying... I made an email " loving@ymail.com " Which I am on right now and I have been receiving a bunch of emails, twitter updates, statuses, ect ect and it's not mine. It's some girl name Rowina? And I have been getting emails... I even got an email from this dating website AND I CAN EVEN CHANGE THE PASSWORD AND LOG INTO IT WITH THE EMAIL using the username/email
" Loving@ymail.com " and the password that I changed. I think I can log into any of the accounts because I can just click change password, send to email, change it, and log in. Am I being hacked or is this a bug. Bug like loving@yahoo.com and loving@ymail.com are interlinked? I can't even contact yahoo with this problem because I don't know how... Please help.

[scottymarie1]

Hi, To Contact Yahoo by Email, this can be done by clicking on HELP at the Bottom Right Hand side of the Yahoo Home Page under Horoscopes.

For your problem also try Clearing History, Cookies and Cache, also Update the Internet Browser you are using at the moment or use a Different Internet Browser.

Click on whatever Subject is best for you for more information, you can also Click on the Arrows for more options, or Type your Problem in the Search Help box.

For more Help and advice you can also Go to the Right hand side of page and click on Contact Customer Care.

Click on Select a Product, then select a Category or Version, page will reload for you to click on Sub Category.

Make sure you fill in Brief Details of what has Happened, click Enter.

Depending on the Category you select and the Sub Category you also select you may see at the Bottom of the Page for more help Click on EMAIL A SUPPORT AGENT. You may have to click on different ones and try variations.

Or else there will be information there on the page to help with your problem.

There will then be a Form to fill in. Fill in the form with as much information as you can remember about your security details and your yahoo account etc.

Yahoo will then contact you at a Different Email Address that you need to give them. This email address CANNOT be a yahoo email one.

You need to give them a different Email Address, it could be one that you already have or you will need to create a new one, Google, Hotmail, etc. You do this by clicking on Email and then click on Register and follow the instructions.

They only need this Different Email Address to give you instructions regarding your yahoo account.

When Yahoo send you an email, make sure you check the Trash and Spam folders as well as the Inbox in case it went in there instead.

You will be asked to create a New Password, Best a hard to Guess One for anyone trying to access your Yahoo Account.

I Would Also Strongly advise that you register an alternative email address and your Mobile Number/Cell Phone Number with Yahoo, that is done through Account Settings. (I Think).

That way if your account is ever hacked or similar, a message should come up and they can send a code to your phone or other email address for you to then unlock your Yahoo Email Account.

Good Luck
Claire

[Vendetta]

On sites like Twitter when you register an account, you have to verify the email but there is a very easy way to bypass this.

I would say your account has not been hacked (but it is better to make sure). I believe a spammer has probably set up an account with that email and bypass the verify so Twitter believes the email to actually be the spammers.

You should also contact Twitter to explain the problem with them and they will look in to it and hopefully close the account that is using your email.