SMS Trap Aliases

For when a text-message scammer asks "what's your email?"

The problem

A lot of spam starts as an SMS or WhatsApp message. "Hey, saw your listing on Craigslist, still available? Can you email me at…" If you give them your real email, you've leaked your address to a scammer who will sell it to their peers.

The fix

Pro and Power tiers get dedicated trap aliases — realistic first.last-style email addresses on a trap domain we own. Give one of those addresses to the SMS scammer. Anything sent to that alias lands directly in Stringer as a flagged conversation.

Tier limits

Pro — 1 alias
Power — 5 aliases with custom names

Using an alias

Go to Settings › Email aliases › Create alias.
Stringer generates a realistic name like john.barrett@greatmail.co. Power tier can pick the local part.
Give that address to the scammer via SMS.
When the scammer emails it, a new conversation starts automatically. You don't need to flag anything.

Why realistic names matter

Scammers can spot throwaway patterns like trap1234@example.com. Our aliases read like real people on a real mail service, which keeps the trap viable longer.