Can't delete some email

Hello. I have a strange problem that I don't know what to do about. On August 3rd, I received an email some unknown person saying that there is a mail delivery system error. I look at it and it seems that someone was using my email as a return address, so when mail rejects, I get it.
No problem so far. So, I deleted the message and emptied the trash. I went to another folder and now I have multiple of the same message in my inbox and they are not labeled a new mail. It's a viewed mail. So, I ignore it for a few days, when I go back, there are 6 of the same email now sits in my inbox. Very strange. I go and delete, they come back after I go to another folder. Now there are 7 emails. When I delete them, they go to the trash area and each are it's own email, i.e. I now have like 30-40 of same email I deleted.
So, I quit the email, reboot, same problem. I shut down the power for a few then reboot, same problem. I ran an anti-virus scan, and nothing that points to those email. I check for worms, etc. and none are found that effects the email. I have no idea what to do to delete them.
Any clues?
Thanks in advance.
Ben

I noticed that when I hit the "delete" key, the number of messages remains at 1. The same when I dragged the stupid message to the trash.
I had set up a folder called "SPAM" and directed all the spam go there; this was where the message lurked. I deleted the folder, then recreated it. Voila! The mail is gone!
Take a look at this message:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5008178&#5008178
If you can't link, search for "Junkers"
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