# Gmail account I never created - how much to worry?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-account-i-never-created-how-much-to-worry/1008456>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 4, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-account-i-never-created-how-much-to-worry/1008456 "2024-10-04T20:41:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-account-i-never-created-how-much-to-worry/1008456/5 "2024-10-05T14:05:38Z")

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Some time ago, I got access to someone’s Hawaiian Airlines account in a similar way (story [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-xkcd1279ed/704996)). In the end, I just noted the havoc I _could_ have caused, and took just enough action to terminate any of my potential access to the account (and me receiving any emails about it).

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