# How the heck do I get these emails?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-heck-do-i-get-these-emails/302110>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-heck-do-i-get-these-emails/302110 "2005-05-02T19:26:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-heck-do-i-get-these-emails/302110/1 "2005-05-02T19:26:27Z")

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I know it’s a spammer trick, but I’m wondering. over the past few weeks I’ve been getting spam email that has absolutely -nothing- in the ‘to’ line that has anything to do with me, except perhaps the ISP. Just wondering how this gets dumped into my mailbox, out of a sick sense of curiosity.

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-heck-do-i-get-these-emails/302110/2 "2005-05-02T19:33:33Z")

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The easiest way is for your address to be in the “BCC:” (blind carbon copy).