If you start receiving an increased amount of spam, with junk mail filters enabled, then there might be a problem with the mailbox that your spam emails are usually moved to. Many spammers will trawl websites for email addresses in plain-text, to add to their mailing lists.

Why am I getting bombarded with spam?

Attacker Forces You to Give Up on Your Email Address A proper email address with a real name is of huge value on the spam market, so spam bombing can also be a sign of scammers wanting to take over your account. They may frustrate you with a stream of spam emails to the point of you abandoning your address.