How is it possible for me to get spam from somebody using my email address?
Do you mean somebody is using your email address to send spam to your account? First, check if the email address is exactly the same, because often they try to trick you into opening the e-mails by using an email account very very similar to yours. If it is, say, hotmail, they might have a different server like yourname@hotmall.com or holmail.com or something else that looks really similar. I would change your password, just in case, because it sounds as if somebody has hacked your account otherwise, if the email address is in fact the same. Also, send an email to all your contacts saying that if they received any strange emails, that it wasnt you and that youre email has been hacked to clear up any confusion. However, if youre gonna make a new email account, send this email address to your contacts from that email account, as the hacker would be able to check your sent emails in case you tried to send anything to your contacts concerning your new email address with your hacked one (if