Is this a scam?

[youknowyourself]

So I feel a bit silly asking this. The email went to my junk box and Outlook identified it at spam.
But they guessed my password.
Racking my brain to see if I've logged into anywhere unusual but I don't think I have.
Obviously, I won't be sending any money etc. But just a bit worried about them being able to know any password changes (not bothered if they send my contacts info on me. Although my MIL will be horrified by all my ebay purchases!!!)
Can anyone shed any light on this?

Of course it is.

Scam
Ignore

Or tell them, you have access to my bank account, you can see how much money I don't have!

Seriously, just ignore

Yes.

Wasn't there a thread about this the other day, of course it's a scam

Ugh! That’s horrible OP! Did you even look at any “piquant” sites because if not then clearly it’s a total scam.

I suspect it is probably a scam but you could contact the police on 101 and ask them to verify.

Thank you. Didn't see the thread about this previously. I did think it's a scam but I've never had one where they've guessed my password before.
They are getting clever!!

Crap grammar. So I would instantly ignore it.

I had the same email the other day, it’s a total scam but don’t be surprised if you get another one very similar.

NEVER open them, just delete them!

What's 'piquant'? sites?

I'd be forwarding it to the police with full headers to be honest. There may be ip addresses and other information that point towards the sender - its not just the email address that's relevent (probably turn out to originate from another country though)

That's not just a scam. That's blackmail. Eventually he will hit someone who's visited such a site and they will panic and pay.

Otherwise ignore it.

What a vile individual

They're all scams. The I know you've been watching child porn one is especially nasty.

Just delete and ignore, stick your photos on Facebook to warn your friends list they're doing the rounds.

Same email has gone to quite a few people I know. It's a scam, but it is probably linked to a site being hacked and your password being sold, so if you use that password anywhere make sure you change it.

If you go to haveibeenpwned.com and put in your email address it will tell you if it's been part of a data breach and what site(s) it happened with. Not a lot you can do apart from change your password but it's interesting to see. Mine has been breached 7 times!

I am in shock of your fantasies

Long tome spying? So your friends will all find out about your visits to 'piquant' sites discussing Ulysses and War and Peace?

Its doing the rounds at the moment. I've had one and so have a large number of my friends. We've all ignored.

Mine opened with the line: 'Hello my Sacrifice' Told me my webcam had been turned on and my reaction to porn sites had been recorded - he had observed my 'onanism'

Make sure you have a decent malware programme installed -- Malware bytes for instance, but there are many others.
If you're concerned about the web cam comment, you can always keep a strip of black electrical tape over the camera.
Some of these scams (and they are scams) manage to mine user name and passwords off easy to hack sites and make assumptions about them being reused in other sites. I used to laugh when they sent me ones about my twitter account being hacked they'd have to set me up with an account to hack.

They’ve bought a random bunch of passwords and email addresses that have been hacked from some minor site, then they send that crap to everyone on the list. There’s bound to be one or two who fall for it.

They don't have access to your passwords, that's an empty threat. Just change your passwords and ignore.

The police issued a post to confirm this is spam and should be ignored

@fallensky thanks, that's interesting info. I didn't realise you could search for that. (and also more than a little worrying that it is actually a thing!)

@PhilODox
haha, that made me laugh when I read it!
Current list of fantasies are:

1. DH to do the washing up without me asking.
2. A good nights sleep where DS sleeps (7mo) through and I don't end up on the sofa.
3. Win the lottery...

@thenightsky
haha!! that is a brilliant opener and totally how I am going to welcome my DH when he comes home form work today. What will they come up with next!?

Thanks to everyone who commented. I knew it was a scam but wasn't sure about the password thing.