How Worried Should I be about Same Namers?
The odds are good that someone out there has the same name as you. Or, at least a substantially similar one. If you don’t believe it, just Google your own name.
So, how worried should you be about people who can legally use your name? Well, that depends on a few factors:
1. The commonality of your name.
2. The impressiveness of your credentials. (The more impressive they are the more tempting they will be)
3. How good your credit is and how diligent you guard this fact.
Be wary, and always check your credit report. Even if that other John Smith isn’t dishonest the credit reporting agencies can make a mistake.
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