Receiving emails (spam) not to my address

[amanacer]

So one email account I use is stewartdawn56@gmail.com. Lately I’ve been getting emails in my inbox to stewartdawn56@aol.com. I thought I blocked this email. This last one was from WELCOME ( nnna.tuedyufd@hovereco.com). How would You suggest stopping aol emails coming into my gmail account!
Thanks, I appreciate your help

 

[amanacer]

Ps, iPad and iPhone

 

[chas_m]

You can swipe gently to the left on an offending email, touch the "More" option, then move it to Junk. Future emails from that address will automatically be moved to Junk.

The main way to prevent spam email is to stop giving out your preferred email to anyone you don't actually know. Have a second email that is given out to anyone not in the friends/family sphere.

 

[amanacer]

Thanks Chas, I’ll continue to add to my junk folder. I was just curious how a aol.com address can arrive into my gmail.com address. I do have several accounts. I appreciate your reply.

 

[chas_m]

I can explain how you're getting those emails: in the BCC field (which only the sender can see) are every variation on stewartdawn56@ you can think of -- all the major email providers. So the spammer sent out copies to every possible provider, and since your correct address was in the BCC field, you got a copy too.