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Why do I receive bulk emails with my email address as the sender?

bargoz
bargoz
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I receive numerous bulk emails (ads) that show in my inbox as sent from my own email address. how can I prevent this?

I receive numerous bulk emails (ads) that show in my inbox as sent from my own email address. how can I prevent this?

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Michal Stanke
Michal Stanke
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Hi bargoz.

In fact you cannot do too much. As e-mails work, anyone can send an e-mail with your address as a sender.

If you experience this problem, I would suggest to change your mailbox password (to make sure nobody has access there) and contact you mailbox provider, what options can you set on their site or servers.