Apr 29, 2020

Snapchat emails me a "verify email" message but I never signed up for a Snapchat account...

If this is not the place to ask this question please point me in the right direction - I've spent the last hour looking for ways to contact Google support via chat or some other direct way to get help with this issue:

Yesterday, I received an email from Snapchat that looked legit. It was in Dutch (I'm in the US) and had a link to "verify email" however I never signed up for a Snapchat account. I reported the email without clicking any links, thinking that it was a phishing attempt.

This morning I got another email from Snapchat, also in Dutch. When I click "show original" and scroll down I see this:

Welcome to Snapchat!=20 
Hi {0}, 
We wanted to confirm that your new Snapchat account is registered and good = to go.=20 
Snapchat is for sharing moments with the people you're closest to. 

To get s= tarted, let's find some Snapchatters you know! 
This is your Snapcode! Send it to friends so they can add you on Snapchat. 
Thanks, Team Snapchat

Snap Inc., 2772 Donald Douglas Loop North, Santa Monica, CA 90405 --011a1b64116adcd905baa6de0f750d29d1ba08d1acf1f727924ca2bca80d Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 

Now, the "HI{0}," placeholder in the email shows the supposed Snapchat user name, which I don't know if I should post here but it's something like bdunkee20.

I have been trying to find a way to forward these emails to Snapchat or even to Google but it doesn't seem possible.

I didn't click the "confirm email" button in the previous email. Why am I getting a second email saying that "my new" Snapchat account has been registered and ready to use?

Have other Gmail users received similar emails from Snapchat? 

Thank you.
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Apr 30, 2020
the idiot who gave your email to Snapchat in error verified it another way - ignore it and delete it or try reset their password and delete their Snapchat account 
Apr 30, 2020
Thanks for replying, but what other way? 

If this wasn't a phishing attempt and my email was just given by mistake, how does the person know that they have to verify anything if they don't receive an email with that link?
Apr 30, 2020
maybe via sms or alternative email , i have no idea how snapchat operate - maybe ask them 
 
If this wasn't a phishing attempt and my email was just given by mistake, how does the person know that they have to verify anything if they don't receive an email with that link?
 
 
May 2, 2020
I have the same question, and I notice The email address is not my email address, but it come in my gmail.
May 4, 2020
I also received a notice from Snapchat regarding an account that I never signed up for.  This happened right after I downloaded Thunderbird email client.  It appears that Thunderbird uses them as their chat.
I unsubscribed from all their emails and this seems to have worked.
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