DavidR
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To start with NEVER click a link (or open an attachment) in an unsolicited/suspect emails, this is a common route to infection. This is route of entry is particularly true of the CryptoLocker malware currently doing the rounds.
Now I am confused... First I get an email not addressed to me, which manages to bypass my gmail spam filters (That's why it piqued my interest) and sent from a non-existent edinburgh.gov.uk according to whois.com. All the while, edinburgh.gov.uk lands me on a City of Edinburgh Council page which incidentally is registered under edin.org...
Piqued your interest - curiosity killed the cat.
Suspect/unsolicited emails should be deleted (and the trash folder cleared), don’t waste time investigation and certainly not opening links, etc…
The To address doesn’t have to be to you as there will be a lot of BCC: (Blind Carbon Copy) email addresses that you can’t see and your email will be in it.
The From email address can easily be faked, so it is unlikely to come from that address, it is just another hook to pull you in, quasi official looking address.
The viruses and worms forum is generally the correct place of suspect infections, etc.
You may have dodged a bullet (unless you are experiencing malware symptoms on your system), but your actions put you at risk. Any suspect unsolicited email should be deleted, especially get rich for free you’ve won a lottery you never entered, etc. etc. You have to be much more suspicious.