# spamgourmet review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> spamgourmet is an email alias service. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 6.0/10 for privacy (fair) and 6.4/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: open source and 5+ years operating. To watch: it requires an email address and has no publicly accountable operator. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "spamgourmet review", reviewed 23 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/spamgourmet

## Key facts
- **Category:** Email Aliases
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 6.0/10, Safety 6.4/10
- **Sign-up:** Email required
- **Fees:** Free
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://www.spamgourmet.com

## What it is
spamgourmet gives out disposable addresses that forward a set number of messages to a real inbox and then discard further mail without writing it to disk. It is free and describes itself as non-commercial. Registration needs a human check and a real forwarding address, which must be confirmed by a link. The FAQ says the service has run since late 2000 and links to a SourceForge project offering the software. Operators are not named.

## What the terms say about ID
No identity checks; an account needs a confirmed forwarding 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: yes; No-logs policy: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: no; 5+ years operating: yes
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: not in terms; Nobody accountable: yes

## Questions
### Does spamgourmet require KYC?
spamgourmet is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity checks; an account needs a confirmed forwarding address.

### Is spamgourmet safe to use?
spamgourmet has a Safety grade of 6.4 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 6.0 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is spamgourmet legit?
spamgourmet is a working email alias service. Its operators do not publish a company or names, so nobody is publicly accountable for it. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.4 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is spamgourmet 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 spamgourmet.

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

### What fees does spamgourmet charge?
Free. Fees were recorded from spamgourmet's own pages and can change; check before you send.

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

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

## Sources
- https://www.spamgourmet.com/index.pl?printpage=faq.html

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