[OT] Handling of suspicious emails

All of my internet activities take place on the Unbutu/Firefox combination. So is there any harm in just opening a suspect email to verify that it is in fact something I want no part of?

I ask because yesterday I almost sent an important email to the junk folder because I mistook it for spam/scam.

Regards, Jim

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