In my head, if it's not addressed to you but you got it, it's not "legitimate". Maybe that's the disconnect.
Either way, it sounds like Paypal's "if your name is missing, this email is a fake" is working fine to me. At least it worked in this case.
Professor Emeritus Blake Y Rat
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2024-09-05 14:45:56 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…9007
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