Email Protector plugin is activated

I am showing emails through a components.

I thought email protector would have protected these emails from spam but several people who have email addresses posted on my website in this component received unsolicited email, here is my info

php 8.1.31
Email Protector v6.1.8 [PRO]
Joomla! Version Joomla! 4.4.10 Stable [ Pamoja ] 7-January-2025 16:00 GMT

thanks, should have checked the source code first, the emails are being cloaked but I guess humans can still read the emails and send my members spam.

Consider this resolved.