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amihackedon Ask HN: I'm getting emails about trial accounts on sites I don't recognise

I have a top level email address based on my first.lastname@gmail.com ... but it is an unusual name and LinkedIn / google does not find collisions.

amihackedon Ask HN: I'm getting emails about trial accounts on sites I don't recognise

I have evidence to the contrary: there is a real German Shopify account that I never signed up for (I don't even speak German), and these are real emails from Shopify.

amihackedon Ask HN: I'm getting emails about trial accounts on sites I don't recognise

The emails say things like "upgrade your trial account now" or "you might be interested in these other products". I have not seen any welcome or request to verify emails.