Have you ever received this request? "If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please disregard and delete all copies."

A similar statement is at the bottom of every email I send, both personal and professional.

I'm too busy saving the world to save my computer as well, I guess.  I can't deal with all that stuff.  

What do you think of it?
I think it's pretty useless.

In your opinion, would the average person truly disregard and delete?
I think the average person would delete it or notify the sender. 


Have you ever suspected or discovered that an email intended for you had gone to the wrong person?
No.

If an unscrupulous person, such as a hacker, receives an email message by mistake, isn't it a given what will happen?
Truly sensitive messages are usually sent with more encryption or through specialized platforms, so it's doubtful a hacker or similar would get much use from anything they might receive. I think the note is either for some sort of legal compliance or to let average people know what to do. 

I have a disclaimer like that on all my sent emails. This: I personally think it’s important for sending business emails,  especially when you’ve signed a confidentially with your employer. If I ever send an email to the wrong organization or person, I’m notifying them to delete.....to Cover my own azz. Whether they do delete or not is out of my hands. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at September 7, 2019 4:59 AM MDT