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I keep getting contacted by Australian real estate companies for references. I am not a realty company. Ethics of giving everyone great reviews?

My email address is one letter off from some kind of Australian property provider. I don't live in Australia. I live eight thousand miles away. It's been happening for years. I used to respond and tell them it's the wrong address but I've never once heard back and some of the companies have contacted me multiple times over the years, not just reference requests but various personal documents. I'm getting annoyed to the point where I kind of want to start filling out the forms, tell them all their prospective tenants are angels, but I guess my concern is whether this could hurt the applicants more than it would help them if someone figures out I'm just a random dude and not actually a landlord.

p.s. never been to Australia but my new stereotype is that your property managers can't spell for shit. Misspelling a word that appears in the name of your own fucking business is an achievement.

Posted Jul 11, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC

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