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by mttrms 1881 days ago
same here - got my full (common enough) name while gmail was in closed invite-only beta.

I get a ton of emails for others on a weekly basis with a ton of info not meant for me to see.

One specific account "I" signed up for was a playstation account that actually prevented me from signing up for my own account. It took ~1hr of live chat with Sony to actually create an account with my email address.

(And yes I am aware I can add additional periods or +keyword to the email)