What does it mean when one gets an email (spam) where the sender shows as your own address?

Spoofing is the "forgery" of an address, to hide the identity of the sender, and is usually done by an Automatic Spamming system, that blindly and randomly, runs through addresses in sequence.


It's not actually coming from or thru your account.


One type that's called "Self Spamming"--(go figure)--appears to be coming "from" and going "to" the same address.





Anti-spam experts say----At this time, there's nothing you can do, except delete them. They are a nuisance, but harmless and don't last long.


Don't spam them--you'd only be spamming your own address.

What does it mean when one gets an email (spam) where the sender shows as your own address?
Nothing, it's a very simple technique to spoof your email. They won't have access to your emails, don't worry.