Identifying close or similar match in excel

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Please assist to solve the above issue where i want a formula which will give me close matches of the above ID no. as highlighted.
 

Excel Facts

Format cells as date
Select range and press Ctrl+Shift+3 to format cells as date. (Shift 3 is the # sign which sort of looks like a small calendar).
try this formula in conditional formatting
Code:
=SUMPRODUCT(--($A$1:$A$11&LEFT($B$1:$B$11,3)=$A1&LEFT($B1,3)))>1
 
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