years ago i applied for a credit card, filled out the form

[orleans]

including my middle initial.

my printing doesn't suck--my info was perfectly readable.

the company sent me a credit card with the wrong middle initial.

i thought about trying to correct it, and then i got a piece of junk mail with that wrong middle initial.

thought it was kinda funny that i could tell where they got it from. and through the years i get mail with that wrong initial.

meanwhile, everything else remained fine. i voted and paid taxes and got tax refunds--all with the correct initial.

today i got my i.r.s. "economic impact payment" statement. with the usual WRONG middle initial. wtf?

(maybe that "impact check" had me with the wrong initial too. i don't remember--or did i even notice? but this envelope that i got today really stood out to me)

does the irs fuck up anyone else's name? i never heard of that before.

[PoliticAverse]

1. The credit card company probably reported your info to a credit reporting agency.

The IRS uses credit reporting agencies to verify people.

Why Is There an Inquiry From the IRS on My Credit Report?
https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/why-is-there-an-inquiry-from-the-irs-on-my-credit-report/

[orleans]

2. weird. maybe irs was doing that to verify stimulus check addresses? shrug. nt

[Midnight Writer]

3. I subscribe to several different magazines and services, all under slightly different names.

I may change my middle initial, or use a nickname or derivative of my first name.

It's interesting to see from the resultant mail and targeted ads the path these identities take through the system.

You get an idea of who is selling to who.

[mitch96]

4. I used my dogs name (Kira) on my phone bill. I paid it under my name but in the book

(remember phone books?) it was in my dogs name. Any phone calls for Kira or mail for kira was immediately shitcaned.. The system worked well..
On occasion, after 50 years and a move to another part of the state I STILL get mail for
Kira... She was a good o'l dog...
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[milestogo]

5. I get emails from the Democratic party addressed to Juanito.

Thats not my name. Not even close. I tried to correct it, but no luck. Unsubscribed and resubscribed. Same thing.

It's really annoying.