Bogus "account hacked" message

[Jon Elson]

On 01/08/2019 02:03 PM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote:
> About two hours ago, I received an email to the address I only use for
> cctech/cctalk.
>
> It claimed my email account had been hacked and threatened all sorts of
> dire consequences if I didn't deposit $1000 in bitcoins in some place within
> 48 hours.
>
>
They usually say "this message was sent from your account" 
as proof you've been hacked, but at least for me, the 
received-from address is NOT mine.  So, I know the thing is 
bogus.

This particular scam is quite common right now.

Jon