Why am I getting these emails?

Does anyone know why I'm getting spam that is not sent to my address. The mail arrives in my mailbox, but does not have my email address in the recipients address line. It usually has a made up address that has part of my address included in it. This just started happening on my .Mac account a couple of months ago. Is there anything I can do to stop it?
Matt
Imac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hello Matt.
This indicates the spammer is entering your email address and probably a number of others in the Bcc: field when addressing the message.
All email addresses placed in the Bcc: field do not appear and are invisible to all recipients. The only addresses that are visible to all recipients are those placed in the To: or Cc: fields.
Copied from How .Mac filters spam.
The .Mac mail servers filter spam, but some unwanted messages may still get through.
No single strategy is completely effective when it comes to managing Unsolicited Bulk Email (UBE), also known as "spam". People who are intent on sending spam are ingenious at coming up with ways around any filtration schemes.
In addition, see Why was I "spammed" at my .Mac Mail address? which applies to any email account and How HTML Email Messages Relate to Unsolicited Commercial Email ("spam") which applies to any email client such as the Mail.app.

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