Emails won't open - why???

A few months ago my email account was hacked, spewing spam all over the place.  So I contacted AT+T and a customer service person changed my security settings and reset my configurations.  This caused me to lose everything that had been on the face of my Inbox, which I use as a to-do list.  So I called AT+T again, and they said the first service person should not have changed the configurations.  Well, great.  After eight hours with India I was still left without the mail that had been on the face of my Inbox.  And ever since then:
---when I delete emails, they come back from the dead!  No kidding, they mysteriously reappear in my Inbox and I have to delete them again.
---my MacBook overheats off and on, fan comes on.  I have to shut the whole system down, it's broiling.
Concerned about the overheating, I checked on my Activity Moniter but didn't see anything suspicious.  Nevertheless, a google search encouraged me to download Little Snitch, to keep an eye on activities.  But ever since then:
---most new emails won't open.  They sit totally blank and empty, with the little grey spinning wheel going round.  Eventually some open.  But I have to wait and wait and wait and wait. 
So I got rid of Little Snitch.  But I still have the same problems as above.
Thank you for any help!
Frustrated Mac user
PS  I have a MacBook OS X 10.6.8

Change your password if you haven't already. Is is At&t email, At&t through yahoo?
You keep saying inbox and email, but not indicating if it is through macs email application or through a webmail that you access via a browser.
Have you scanned the computer yet using an antivirus? In some rare cases it may need a reformat, but you should start with the password change and the scanning.

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