# How Does Spam Work?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-spam-work/85203
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 3, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-spam-work/85203 "2001-10-03T15:59:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![ZomZom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zomzom/32/5620_2.png) [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-spam-work/85203/1 "2001-10-03T15:59:37Z")

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My email address does not show up in the “To:” line in most of the spam I get. So how does it end up in my in-box?

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### Author: ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2001, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-spam-work/85203/2 "2001-10-03T16:21:54Z")

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The BCC: field. Entries in that field are delivered, but the recipients aren’t displayed.