https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 12:28:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-gotten-into-any-mixups-based-on-your-name#post-523196 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:44:03 +0000 Bao 523196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: wow that's crazy! Also, about the no fly list...isn't there a way to find out the specific no flyer, I mean if it's John Smith....then all the John Smith's of the world can't fly? Or it just makes it really difficult? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-gotten-into-any-mixups-based-on-your-name#post-523181 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:37:03 +0000 sunny 523181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a fairly common name and recently experienced what is likely to be "teller error" (rather than fraud) on my bank account. I had a small sum of money withdrawn out of my bank account that was done at a branch. The withdrawal slip had the account # written in a different handwriting than the rest of the slip, so the teller probably looked it up and wrote it down. </p> <p>My husband has a very, very unique name and I once googled him randomly and found his name on a court docket in Michigan. The plaintiff was State Farm (our insurer) and he was the defendant. I was really concerned and called our agent to see if it was really a coincidence that State Farm was suing someone with the same name... and it was... phew!</p> <p>Have you ever experienced anything strange happening because you had a unique name or very common name? </p> <p>I feel bad for people who have the same name as someone on the no fly list! :-( </p>