Somebody created account using my mail

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  patrikbelzar · Member · May 23, 2022 at 10:39 am

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  Hello, somebody created account using my mail address (email visible only to moderators and staff). I would like to delete it. How?

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Unknown

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · May 23, 2022 at 1:48 pm

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  Hi,

  Here is a support document that will explain how to do that.

  https://wordpress.com/support/close-account/

  Please take a look and let us know if you have trouble or other questions.

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  patrikbelzar · Member · May 23, 2022 at 4:54 pm

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  I said that somebody created account – that means I do not have access to that account, so I can not close the account from the account settings…

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · May 23, 2022 at 6:28 pm

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  I’m sorry for the trouble!

  Please follow https://wordpress.com/support/account-recovery/ to gain access to the account, and then https://wordpress.com/support/close-account/ to close it.

  Alternatively, please send an email to passwordhelp@wordpress.com from that email address explaining the situation, and we’ll get this taken care of for you.