u/JackAbove

I received an email today from someone I don't know. Here are the details:

The email:

From: I'm not sure if i should share this yet or not. Cause it might be personal
Subject: "Nothing important"
Message: "Hey, you're (my name) right? The one from Jordan who works for an online company?"

What I found when I searched:

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC all pass, I think, according to Claude at least.
The sender's timezone from the headers is UTC+3 (MENA region)
The Gmail account has been active since at least late 2025 and has a Google account ID.
No results on any scam websites
No social media I could find
I checked my Gmail for filters, forwarding rules, and foreign logins. Nothing.

What's weird:

I never gave this person my email
They didn't identify themselves or explain how they know me
My LinkedIn clearly states the name of the company i work in, not some "online company"

What I did:

My question: Is this a scam? Should i be worried? What do i do? Do i need to do anything?

I received an email today from someone I don't know. Here are the details:

The email:

From: I'm not sure if i should share this yet or not. Cause it might be personal
Subject: "Nothing important"
Message: "Hey, you're (my name) right? The one from Jordan who works for an online company?"

What I found when I searched:

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC all pass, I think, according to Claude at least.
The sender's timezone from the headers is UTC+3 (MENA region)
The Gmail account has been active since at least late 2025 and has a Google account ID.
No results on any scam websites
No social media I could find
I checked my Gmail for filters, forwarding rules, and foreign logins. Nothing.

What's weird:

I never gave this person my email
They didn't identify themselves or explain how they know me
My LinkedIn clearly states the name of the company i work in, not some "online company"

What I did:

My question: Is this a scam? Should i be worried? What do i do? Do i need to do anything?