Spam mail coming from my own Email address

[Dave]

Recently, I have been getting Spam E mail as if it were
being sent by myself. I have set up rules that get rid
of most of the junk, but have also set a rule to not
block mail from personal contacts including my own
address. With that rule, somehow I am getting spam mail
as if i sent it to myself. Anyone know whats causing
this and the cure??

(I had an earlier reply to this question questioning why
I would send an E mail to myself. If that person read
this again, it simple. I use my Email both at work and
at home and very often will forward material to myself so
I can retrieve it at home.) Anyway my problem, stated
again, it the fact that I get mail where the sender
somehow shows as if it were from myself???

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

If you don't want to set up a rule to delete mail from yourself, there isn't
much you can do outside of getting some decent anti-spam software -see if
www.cloudmark.com helps. Anyone can spoof a sender.