Whay won't my mac mail filter spam/junk?

It appears that, yet again,my email address has been sold on. I believe this time after I purchased a CD online. Ever since the transaction my mac mail has been flooded with unsolicited mail (loans/PPI/ credit cards/congratulations you've won... etc) and despite flagging and sending to junk spam mail  (sometimes from the same server with the same content) still end up in my inbox. Why won't mac mail recognise this as spam/junk and what can I do?

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