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Alex
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Mail sent to a similar Gmail address

I have an account [email protected]. My problem is people occasionally send mail (some is work related and may have private information) to [email protected]. I have sent messages to the latter address to see if I get an answer, but no response. I tried setting up a "new" account with this address, but get a message saying it is not available.

My questions are:

  1. How do I know if someone is receiving these emails?
  2. How do I find out if this is a currently used address? (If not, can I retrieve these messages or setup an account with this address?)
  3. How do I prevent my coworkers from repeatedly sending emails to the wrong, but similar, address? (Threats of physical violence haven’t worked.)