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Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman

Strangers were accusing Casey of hacking into their Google accounts or secretly corresponding with their significant others.

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman

While some of the messages did make Baumer laugh, the instances where the person seemed really mad made her uncomfortable and it became a hassle to keep explaining to everyone what was going on.

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman

"If you actually look at the documents, instead of just reading the name, it's clear that none of it's real," Baumer says. Google user a filler text called "Lorem Ipsum" for the bulk of the documents, so it's just gibberish. "But people clearly don't really read it!"

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman

The constant barrage of messages became frustrating and creepy.

Someone even started writing a fiction story about her!

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman

She wondered whether Google had actually Googled the name before they used it — and wished it had.

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman

She got so sick of the messages that she posted a couple statuses on Facebook imploring friends to help her get in touch with someone at Google.

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman

Her most recent status caught some steam (including leading Business Insider to reach out to both Baumer and Google).

A spokesperson tells us that the company's in the process of updating its template names now.

Google used this woman's name on all its Docs templates - and she's spent the last 2 years dealing with confused and angry messages

Google used this woman

For Baumer, it comes as huge relief.

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