# Burner Mail review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> Burner Mail is an email alias service. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 5.8/10 for privacy (fair) and 5.0/10 for safety (caution). To watch: it requires an email address. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Burner Mail review", reviewed 23 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/burner-mail

## Key facts
- **Category:** Email Aliases
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 5.8/10, Safety 5.0/10
- **Sign-up:** Email required
- **Jurisdiction:** Romania
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://burnermail.io

## What it is
Burner Mail creates burner addresses, often through its browser extension, and forwards their mail to the user's personal inbox, with the option to block senders. Sign-up asks for a first name, email address and password. The terms say the service is operated from Romania and governed by Romanian law, and that payments may be processed by an online reseller acting as merchant of record; no payment methods or prices were listed on the pages read.

## What the terms say about ID
The terms contain no identity-verification clause; an account needs a real email address.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: not stated
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Open source: not stated; No-logs policy: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: not stated
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does Burner Mail require KYC?
Burner Mail is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. The terms contain no identity-verification clause; an account needs a real email address.

### Is Burner Mail safe to use?
Burner Mail has a Safety grade of 5.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 5.8 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is Burner Mail legit?
Burner Mail is a working email alias service. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 5.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is Burner Mail a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for Burner Mail.

### Do I need an account or email to use Burner Mail?
Email required.

### Does Burner Mail have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Burner Mail's own pages.

### Can I use Burner Mail over Tor?
Burner Mail does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://burnermail.io/
- https://burnermail.io/terms-and-conditions

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology