A bit more context on what is happening. The ghost address generates an invoice that tells the sender to route the payment to a fake node that doesn't exist, with your node as the last hop along the way. When your node gets the HTLC instructing it to forward the payment to a node that it has no channels with, it reaches out to Amboss to see if they have a preimage to unlock the HTLC so your node can keep the sats.

Since your node did not appear to be the destination in the HTLC, the payment is not recorded in your transaction history whatsoever, but your available balance increases.

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Yeah that's why I was thinking they may pick it up like a routing fee for a forwarded payment. I guess technically it's not a fee so it makes sense it wouldn't show there. Thank you for reporting back!