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Question

How to re-direct emails from a gmail account

Nov 8, 2013 2:35AM PST

So, here's the situation:

I have an ex work colleague that's gone off the rails, and I'm worried he's going to email some of my clients to try and damage my reputation.

He doesn't know this but I have the password to his gmail account. I know I could just close it, but then I wouldn't know if he's emailed someone from his personal account.

What I'd like to do, is set it so that any emails he sends redirect straight to my account, skipping the person he originally intended to send it to, without making him aware that his email has been redirected.

It would be amazing if someone knows of a way to do this!

Thanks

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I think that's Illegal
Nov 8, 2013 2:40AM PST

better be careful !

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It's amazing that ...
Nov 8, 2013 2:41AM PST

you seem to plan something that clearly is illegal and talk about it so openly.

Let me be clear:
- If it's a company account and you represent the company and he left the company, you can ask google to close it or oblige him to close it (or if you happen to know the password and he didn't change it yet) close it for him..
- If its his private account, there's nothing at all you can do.

Kees