What is a pristine spam trap (honeypot)?

A pristine spam trap is an email address created purely to catch unsolicited mail. It has never belonged to a real person and has never been used for signups.

• Any message sent to it signals harvesting scraping or buying lists.
• It is the most dangerous trap because it proves the sender acquired addresses without consent.
• It is the naval equivalent of a decoy vessel floating silently to reveal reckless captains.