Ever get an email from a friend or coworker, etc. - someone you know, and the SUBJECT seems a little odd, and the BODY of the email looks strange too, but sometimes, (when the spammers are dumb actually this happens alot.
People are afraid the got
"hacked", meaning a bad guy somehow got their log-in credentials and
what probably happened is what's called "spoofing". the
spammers, the rich and sophisticated ones, can send bulk emails and make them
appear to come from you. a quick way to check if hacked vs spoofed is check
your SENT box. if you see the bad email there, it might not simply be
spoofing.
more about spoofing here...
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