Match on email first
Email is the strongest dedup key for B2C and most B2B contact lists. Normalize to lowercase before comparing.
Use phone as secondary key
When email is missing, phone can identify duplicates — after normalization.
Review partial matches manually
Same person with two emails may be legitimate. Automated tools flag; humans decide edge cases.
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