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by sixdimensional 2689 days ago
Same here. I've also received legal and tax documents, invitations to bachelor parties, draft scripts for motion pictures, medical records and offers to buy my multi-million dollar house in Florida (hint, I don't have one, but somebody with the same name does).
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OnStar, some similar VW service, lots of phone contracts, legitimate job offers. I texted a guy once and asked him if he enjoyed his chipotle burrito.

It's bizarre. The people using "fake" gmail addresses don't seem to realize it is used by somebody else. They are lucky I'm not malicious.

Edit: mine is a first name and a number

I'm about 99.99% certain they are not using fake addresses but they simply don't properly know their own address.