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Woman In My Town Has My Exact Name And Birthdate. What Are My Options?

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Location: AZ USA.
There is a woman living in my town who shares my first name, last name, exact date of birth down to the year, and city of birth (we were born in the same state, but not the one in which we both now live.)

Since I took my husband’s name when we married 5 years ago, everything from our mail to our prescriptions, hospital bills, and car and renters insurance has gotten mixed up with the “other me.”

I’m in contact with her via social media (she’s actually really cool) and for the most part we’re able to untangle things fairly easily.

My concern now is that I just learned I am pregnant. I’ve already had one office mix our insurance up again and I haven’t even had an appointment yet. We are also in the early process of buying a home. More opportunities for mix-ups.

I’m also concerned now that Flock cameras are prevalent and I even heard today of a woman who spent two weeks in jail for a crime she didn’t commit, all because there was a mix up with her vehicle being identified. While I highly doubt the “other me” would commit a violent/serious crime, it’s worrisome.

Neither of us have middle names! So I couldn’t go by a middle name. Moving cities/states is not an option for my husband and I.

I’ve thought about changing my legal name. Maybe going back to my maiden name or slightly changing my first name. Would this make a difference? Is there any way I can protect myself from legal mix ups that may result from surveillance from Flock cameras wrongly matching me with her?

EDIT: I messaged the “other me” about the insurance mix-up today. We got chatting & turns out SHE does have a middle name. I don’t. So it turns out having a middle name doesn’t make a difference.

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