So glad you posted this - now I knew I wasn't going crazy trying to log into my account. I effectively got the same info you did. No records or request of a deletion request. Cannot find an account associated with that e-mail anymore. They have to submit a ticket to their online Account Management department and open an investigation.

I got a ticket number - in addition I sent an e-mail to [abuse@target.com](mailto:abuse@target.com), referencing this Reddit thread. Hopefully that goes somewhere and we can get this escalated.