Public record searches are strange...

[BuelahWitch]

I was playing around with some reference database searches, and I come to one that promises a "free" public records search. Since I'm currently fighting with the state of Utah for some unclaimed property, I decide to put in my name to see what comes up.
Well, it takes me to a pay engine called "Intellius." One of the 15 people who live in Kansas and share my name is me. Of course, they tell me nothing of real value, I have to pay to get that.
But here's what was strange: in listing my "relatives," the only correct name is my mother, who is deceased. I have never heard of any of the 6 other people who are supposedly my relatives. The only thing we have in common is a last name.
Now I'm curious about what else is on this "report" about me, but don't want to pay the $50 to find out. I know for sure this entry is me, because they have my current city, plus several addresses I had in Utah, and also my age, correct. But where did they find all these relatives? :shrug:
At least I've pulled my credit reports for the year and gotten them straightened out...