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

> Guerrilla Mail is an email alias service. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.0/10 for privacy (strong) and 6.0/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.

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

## Key facts
- **Category:** Email Aliases
- **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required
- **Grades:** Privacy 8.0/10, Safety 6.0/10
- **Sign-up:** No account needed
- **Fees:** Free; own-domain option $9.99/year
- **Limits:** Incoming mail deleted after one hour
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://www.guerrillamail.com

## What it is
Guerrilla Mail issues a random disposable inbox to anyone who visits the site, with no registration. Incoming mail is kept for one hour and then deleted. The about page says logs are normally kept turned off, and the mail server software, Go-Guerrilla, is published as an open-source project. Using your own domain costs $9.99 per year, payable by Bitcoin or PayPal. The site's copyright line names Jamit Software Limited, but no country or governing law is stated.

## What the terms say about ID
No account exists to verify; inboxes are issued without registration.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes
- **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: yes
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does Guerrilla Mail require KYC?
Guerrilla Mail is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. No account exists to verify; inboxes are issued without registration.

### Is Guerrilla Mail safe to use?
Guerrilla Mail has a Safety grade of 6.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.0 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is Guerrilla Mail legit?
Guerrilla Mail is a working email alias service. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is Guerrilla 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 Guerrilla Mail.

### Do I need an account or email to use Guerrilla Mail?
No account needed.

### What fees does Guerrilla Mail charge?
Free; own-domain option $9.99/year. Fees were recorded from Guerrilla Mail's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### What are Guerrilla Mail's limits?
Incoming mail deleted after one hour.

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

### Which cryptocurrencies does Guerrilla Mail support?
Guerrilla Mail supports BTC, and fiat payments in USD.

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

## Sources
- https://www.guerrillamail.com/about
- https://www.guerrillamail.com/tos

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