backscatter
n.β Β«Backscatter occurs when a spammer spoofs a legitimate e-mail address to send an unsolicited message to large distribution lists, causing the e-mail server to flood an unsuspecting e-mail address ownerβs mailbox with hundreds or thousands of failed delivery messages or bounce backs.Β» ββWebroot tackles email βbackscattersβ” Netimperative Aug. 4, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)