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Scheduling-Intent Traps

When a spammer drops a calendar link — or asks for one — we route them to a booking loop that never ends.

What it detects

Stringer watches every inbound message for two kinds of scheduling signals:

  • Booking links — Calendly, Cal.com, SavvyCal, HubSpot meetings, etc.
  • Verbal scheduling intent — "let's jump on a call," "send me your availability," "15 minutes to chat?"

When either signal fires, Stringer arms a trap for the next reply.

How the trap works

  1. Stringer replies once normally to build trust and confirm the spammer is actually interested.
  2. On the following reply, Stringer sends a link to a fake booking page on one of our sting domains (e.g. meetschedule.co/slot-xyz).
  3. The scammer clicks. The page pretends to be a Cal/Calendly-style booking widget — but every slot is "just taken," every form fails validation, and every email-verification captcha loops.

Turning it on / off

Scheduling-intent detection is on by default for all tiers. Disable it at Settings › Behavior › Scheduling intent.


Related: Stings · SMS trap aliases