Dangerously weird email for sign in link issue

I tried to log into this very forum. I only typed in my email on the email field, and instead of typing in my password, I clicked on the blue text where it says email me a quick login link instead. So I clicked that, and there wasn’t anything in my inbox folder, went to my spam, and to my horror I saw an email from Paxful, the crypto website with a 6 letter code???

I can’t replicate the issue because the login screen on this forum pops up with an error to say that I’ve tried that action too many times, and I know you might even say it’s a coincidence, but it happened literally at the same time. Why would a company send me a code email out the blue when I have nothing to do with them? It really freaked me out!

Well, I can see why you freaked out…

I just tried to replicate it:

… so, the Community Forum Software doesn’t send an email from a “crypto website Paxful with a 6 letter code”… so, again, as much as I understand your freakout – because of the coincidence of the action here and receiving the email – I really don’t see how the Forum Software could be responsible for you getting a random spam email at the same time…

PS: Such a login link wouldn’t circumvent your 2FA for the forum (if enabled), as clicking the link in the email would lead to the following prompt at first then:

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