Should I refuse a coffee chat because of an obvious typo in an email?

AN2 at a boutique MM IB and we starting to recruit for interns, I've been reached out to by a few students for a coffee chat and one of them reached out in an email saying "...would like to discuss opportunities at XX". The problem is that my firm's name is actually "YY". It seems as though this student has been mass emailing a few of firms with this template and forgot to change the name to suit. 

Thoughts? 

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Just delete. I ignore/delete LinkedIn requests from people who didn't go to my school or don't have a profile picture. I accept if they didn't go to my school BUT are going to be coming to my firm.

 

Kid knows they fucked up and doesn't expect a response. If they really want to speak with you they'll email a new email in a few weeks once you forgot who they are

 
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Why do you care so much? Most of the work output done by bankers isn't read by anyone.  Your typo on page 32 of the CIM is irrelevant.  

If you would have responded despite the typo, make it a learning experience for the person and don't be an asshole about it.  If you wouldn't have responded anyway, then you wouldn't have responded anyway and that's that.  

Polling an anonymous forum?  Banking is such a sorry profession.  Act normal like everyone else and stop soliciting anonymous attention for every little nuance in your life.

 

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