The from address on an e-mail is exactly like the return address on an envelope. It may in fact bear no relation to the actual origin of the e-mail.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Steve Thompson Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2020 2:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Caution: "Hacked" email caused the distribution of a potentially harmful attachment Your account does not have to be “Hacked” to send emails that are made to look like your account was used to send them. >From time to time, based on what you said, I have sent extortion/blackmail >emails to myself.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
