Why do I keep getting spam from my own email address?

I keep getting spam mail from my own email address on AOL. Does this mean someone has my password and has been using my email address to send out spam?

Why do I keep getting spam from my own email address?
Not necessarily----you've probably been "spoofed".





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. (look in your Sent folder to verify)


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.