Use case · Phishing protection
A smaller attack surface for phishing
Phishing targets email addresses that have surfaced somewhere. What attackers don't know, they can't attack – so your real email address doesn't belong in every form.
The problem
The more often your real email address appears somewhere, the more likely it lands in phishing lists.
Targeted attacks (spear phishing) use exactly such known email addresses.
A single careless sign-up can be enough.
The bam4u solution
Keep your real email address out of circulation – use a disposable email address for the unknown.
If phishing hits the disposable email address, the damage is zero: it's temporary anyway.
Your main email address stays unknown and thus harder to attack.
How to shrink the attack surface
Hide your email address
Real email address only where truly necessary.
Disposable for the rest
Unknown services get the temporary email address.
Attacks fizzle out
Phishing hits an email address that will soon cease to exist.
Your benefits
Smaller target
Your real email address stays out of phishing lists.
Damage limited
Attacks hit only the disposable email address.
Stay unknown
What no one knows is hard to attack.
FAQ
Does this replace a spam filter?
It complements it: less spread of your email address means fewer attacks to begin with.
Does it help against spear phishing?
Yes – targeted attacks need your real email address, and you don't hand it out.