I think I need to change my primary email address

Hi, I am a newbie on here, not awfully techy minded but have struggled my way to this forum as I cannot make sense of the BT help.
I get huge amounts of spam emails usually via mailerdemon that despite setting to spam still get into my inbox. A lot go straight into my spam. They all seem to relate to cameras and sales and they started when I ordered a remote control ages ago from what was probably a less than reputable company. Sometimes these up are to 20 or more all sent at the same time. and from all different addresses. I could tolerate this, it was a nuisance especially when addressing emails all these recipients come up when I type in the first letter or two of a contact but when I got into work this morning, I found an email that I defintely hadn't sent at 4.20 am this moring (I was tucked up in bed) asking how I was and giving a lucky link. Embarassing as it had somehow apparently come from my home email address and had been sent to a lot of people I had emailed in the last couple of weeks but not everyone in my contact book and also sent to some old defunct contacts that I haven't sent to for ages.
So now I've got to do something.
Thinking about it, I had to challenge a credit card transaction a while ago, and could only prove against the company because the IP address they said my email address had come from was not mine.
I have Bullguard installed on my computer, I thought that would stop this sort of thing?
So here's what I want to do.
Change the password on my current by yahoo email account.
Change the email address of the primary account holder (me).
Make sure the old email address is closed.
And make sure that in future I use sub accounts for all non important emails.
What is the quick and easy guide please to changing the main email address and closing the old one.
Will I lose a sub account I already have (my son's).
And what should you use your main email account for only?
Any other advice?When I did speak to someone from BT they just wanted me to set up a new sub account, but I don't think that willl solve the problem.
I really would appreciate your thoughts.
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Hi
I am sorry to see you are having problems with your BT Service
I suggest you contact the forum mods they should be able to get this problem sorted for you this is a link to them http://bt.custhelp.com/app/contact_email/c/4951
They normally reply by email or phone directly to you within 3 working days they will take personal ownership of your problem until resolved and will keep you informed of progress
They are a UK based BT specialist team who have a good record at getting problems solved
This is a customer to customer self help forum the only BT presence here are the forum moderators
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