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Case 5
As if that was not enough, on 19.09.2024, I was also registered without my consent to a newsletter, as can be seen in figure. When I asked back where they found my Email, I got no response. Since those kinds of identity thefts do not have some direct damage – as money loss – they…
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Case 4
On the next day 19.09.2024, the first identity theft case was performed. The editorial team of a journal with a name starting with “Financial” registered me without my consent, as seen in figure. My tasks would probably include “review, to write articles for the journal, or to process submissions”. This is the first time that…
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Personal Statement
To whom it may concern ::: F43.2 ::: In the last months, I have been getting several requests for reviews of scientific work, publications, workshops, surveys, invitations for being a speaker/delegate at conferences, and reading material at my personal Email address. My private phone number was shared, services are supposedly bought in my name, and…
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Case 3
The third time I was contacted in my private Email address was on 18.09.2024. I replied with my standard text referring to the GDPR. I’ve received the answer on 20.09.2024 that my private Email address “was obtained as part of the creation of a scientific profile, either through prior interaction with our platform or a…
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Case 2
The second time I was contacted in my private Email address was 16.09.2024 – a month later. This time, I was asked by a very well known publisher in Germany to be a guest editor. By that time I have contacted lawyers who specialized with private data protection, and I had a standard answer for…
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Case 1
The first review request came on 11. August 2024. Asking back “who provided you my private Email address”, the person that sent the Email replied: “Dear Anna, Thank you for your email. I’m sorry, but we can not disclose who suggested you as a reviewer for this submission. As part of the peer review process,…
