How do I close my email account?

[Anonymous]

I have an old O2 email account which I no longer use. It is set up to forward email to my new email address. I want to close the O2 email account but I can't because I'm no longer an O2 customer.

I called customer services, asked them to delete the account, they told me they had done so. They haven't. I still get emails forwarded from my O2 address.

How can I get O2 to close my email account?

[jonsie]

You can't I'm afraid. If you still have access to it then cancel the forwarding, change the password and leave it.  It's supposed to become deactive after 6 months.

[MI5]

All O2 email addresses are closing down (unless you migrated to Sky BB) so it will close itself in due course.

[Anonymous]

I heard that two years ago... and still I'm getting spam forwarded from my O2 account...

[MI5]

It's on a staggered shut down

[Anonymous]

Register your o2 address as spam and it'll be blocked

[Anonymous]

haha! sounds like a good idea though - thank you!