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by camiller 3388 days ago
I have (first initial)(mid initial)(last name) at gmail. Same as my HN id. And a very common last name! 16 months into my first job out of University I got a call from a headhunter intended for the other Chris Miller sitting 2 cubicles away from me. At my second and fourth jobs there were also other Chris Millers. And from my list of examples, most all have the same last name.
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4 days into university, the first time I logged in to the email account, I had several messages waiting for me, all intended for the same person, the best of which was:

"Hi X. The £80 million for the new biomedical building is approved, please make the transfer ASAP."

It turned out I had the same unusual name as the most senior financial officer.