How my email become part of the spam emails?

The following email from Maria Chin could potentially be part of a method to accumulate emails for email database (viral marketing).

But it is quite creative actually.

HI
"WE PAY.WEEKLY $1000+ POTENTIAL.CURRENTLY HIRING WORK HOME
TYPIST/CLERK/SECRETARY/SUPERVISOR/MARKETER/MANAGER.EXPERIENCE
UNNECESSARY.MUST KNOW
TYPING.NO AGE,SEX LIMIT.ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.PART/FULL TIME.APPLY NOW:mailtoing

my06537@myjaring.net



Updates (2nd Aug 2008):

Check out the reply from Dr. Lim Heng Kiap (Malaysian I.C. No.3567530, No
400802-04-5001 (new))

Download the full reply.

Contact him at:

6019-3450298 ,6017-6834682
or 603-62759825 (phone/fax)
in Malaysia

Dr. Lim Heng Kiap is the General Manager of the following company.

Soho Talents International
P.O. Box 12687, Kuala Lumpur,50670
Malaysia.