# TrashMail review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> TrashMail is an email alias service. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 6.3/10 for privacy (fair) and 6.5/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no email needed, no phone number and company named. No incidents are on record.

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

## Key facts
- **Category:** Email Aliases
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 6.3/10, Safety 6.5/10
- **Sign-up:** Email optional
- **Fees:** Free up to 25 addresses; Plus €1.99/month or €18.49/year
- **Jurisdiction:** Germany
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://trashmail.com

## What it is
TrashMail, now served from mail.aionda.com, is run by Aionda GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany, with the copyright running from 2002. A free account allows up to 25 disposable addresses and Plus raises that to 10,000 for €1.99 a month or €18.49 a year. A real email address is needed only for forwarding and recovery. The privacy policy says IP addresses are logged for abuse prevention without a fixed retention period, and payments go through Stripe or the app stores, with no cryptocurrency option mentioned.

## What the terms say about ID
No identity-verification requirement is mentioned; a real email is optional and used for forwarding.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: not stated; 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: yes; 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 TrashMail require KYC?
TrashMail is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity-verification requirement is mentioned; a real email is optional and used for forwarding.

### Is TrashMail safe to use?
TrashMail has a Safety grade of 6.5 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 6.3 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is TrashMail legit?
TrashMail is a working email alias service. It publishes the company that runs it, in Germany. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.5 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is TrashMail 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 TrashMail.

### Do I need an account or email to use TrashMail?
Email optional.

### What fees does TrashMail charge?
Free up to 25 addresses; Plus €1.99/month or €18.49/year. Fees were recorded from TrashMail's own pages and can change; check before you send.

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

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

## Sources
- https://mail.aionda.com/?cmd=faq
- https://mail.aionda.com/?cmd=privacy&lang=en

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