Why increased spam in email?

First of all, apologies for posting this here but I didn't find the 'Apple Mail' section that I seem to remember used to be previously available in Support.  (right?)
I've had a significant increase in spam in the last couple of weeks.  From a couple a day to now approaching ten-fifteen a day. Might there be some action I have taken that would open me to more spam?  I can't think of anything unusual I've done. 
I googled this topic and didn't find any straightforward answers.  Is Spam Cop recommended?

Apple Mail does identify 'junk' ... which I then have to delete.  But there are about as many that are obvious 'junk' that Apple Mail does not identify.  I mark those as 'junk' and delete them.  AM I INCREASING Apple Mail's ability to recognize junk when I do that?
     And is the 'junk' designation the same as "Apple Mail's spam catcher" referred to by Barry, above?
Could you point me to some of the more obvious sources of spam?  This increase is significant and only in the last couple of weeks.  I'm guessing I entered my e-mail address on some list that I should not have ... and now one spammer is sharing my address with others.  Likely?

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