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by adamckay 1242 days ago
I had exactly this yesterday, only the email address was my own Gmail with a dot at the end so when I opened the email the name was "McAfeeSecurity" with my own email address and profile picture.

I reported it as spam and Gmail helpfully asked if I'm sure because I communicate with this person a lot and when confirmed said it will block the sender. Unsure if this will have any impact on the emails I send out myself now.

Rather worrying that Gmail addresses can be spoofed.