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The original was posted on /r/iphone by /u/Dazzling_Fig_1163 on 2025-06-20 15:16:40+00:00.

I (27F) worked with my coworker (45F) for 3 years ending in 2023 when I left the company. We were friends and I would occasionally meet her for lunch outside of work, but we became distant when I left and no longer talk.

I have always been an android person, and have never owned an iPhone, iPad, or apple anything before. However, my phone broke and my boyfriend convinced me to use the T-Mobile deal to get on his phone plan and get a free iPhone.

When I went to create an account for apple, it said my email address was already in use. Knowing I couldn’t have done that, I decided to try the forgot password option to see what would happen. I received the email to reset my password, but the name associated with the account was not mine. It was a scrambled combination of my name, coworkers name, and a second coworkers name. At the time because the letters were semi-scrambled, I did not recognize it as our names.

So I contacted apple support telling them that someone had used my email to create an Apple ID. Apple support did help me get into the account and change the name, but they insisted I must have done something wrong and that my information was not stolen. We confirmed my email and phone number and that was that.

That is, until I started looking around the phone and opening apps. The first thing I noticed was that the fitness app was registered under coworkers name and picture. After some googling, I realized the fitness app was pulling the information from the contacts. The section under “My Card” had her full name and picture.

It was then I realized that the name on the Apple ID was the scrambled version of all three names. How would she do this? And why?

I did have my email on my work laptop but I kept my laptop locked. And I factory reset it before I left. I am at a loss as to how she could have done this and how it would benefit her.

Any insight would be appreciated!