ICloud restore confirmation showing email that isn't mine

So I tried to restore my iCloud backup, entered my info into the phone, then I had to do the confirmation. It says enter the Apple ID for <email> to use for store purchases. Problem is the email isn't mine. Not an old one, just some random email. I set up the phone as new and it works fine.
I found this very strange and want to see if anyone else encountered something like this.

I just got this on my brand new iPad mini retina. It asked for the password to an account at some kind of Arabic marketing firm, and then when I skipped it, it asked for one with a very old email of mine that was definitely never used as an Apple ID. After I skipped that one too, the restore completed and asked for the correct Apple ID, and everything seems fine.
Very strange, but I haven't seen any problems yet.

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