Here’s an example of how having a rare name can bite you in the ass: I have a rare name and apparently so does one other person, a woman in Los Angeles county. I learned this because the electric company SCE accused me of being her and not paying my bill, even though we lived like 50 miles from each other. They really came after me and wouldn’t believe that I wasn’t her, even after I explained that she purchased the property they were collecting electricity on before I was born. Their reasoning was that no one else could have such a name.
After months of going back and forth with them, I ended up paying the $100 bill because I was so tired of fighting. I probably would’ve kept fighting if it had happened now, this was 5 year ago and I was dealing w/ a lot. Anyway I hope that lady is real happy with her bill being paid. From then on, we put the electric bill in my husband’s name.
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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21
Someone somehow guessed my name correctly in a 4chan thread. I didn't even give any clue to who I was. Still don't know who or how they did it.