I received an email from someone with my email address. Does that mean they receive my emails?

They are using my email address to send invitations to purchase products that I would NEVER use. How can I stop this? How would they get my email to begin with? I thought there was some security with your personal email and it is not given to two people at the same time. Please advise.

I received an email from someone with my email address. Does that mean they receive my emails?
Yes it's called "spoofing"-----AND----changing your password will not stop your address from being "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.


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.
Reply:Not necessarily. They can send emails and make them look like they are coming from your address. I can't recall the specifics, but it happens quite frequently. I have on occasion received failed message emails about emails I never sent.





However, there is always the possibility that they could've made it into your account. Make sure that your passwords are changed often and try to make it as hard to guess as possible.





If you have noticed changes made to your account or any messages in them that you didn't do, contact your email provider and see what they can find out for you.
Reply:I believe the technical term for it is "spoofing". They're faking the e-mail address to look like yours to make it more difficult to tell where it came from. If you report it to your ISP, they might have experts who can track down the source. You could also try blocking the address if your e-mail client allows you to do it. You shouldn't have to send e-mails to yourself, so blocking anything that looks like its from your own address will stop these unwanted e-mails.
Reply:Call your internet provider . ( the one you pay the bill to. ) This is fraud and they will deal with it. Sure it isn't someone in your home or circle of friends you have over?