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Email Intelligence

Tell real email addresses from throwaway ones

From one email address: is it real, how long has it existed, how does it behave. Past breaches count as a sign of real use.

What the address is, and how it behaves across our network, in one call.

Combine it with other Monnai products in one API call

  • 200+ countries
  • 100+ fields
  • Results in milliseconds

How email intelligence works

Switch between a trusted and a risky address to see what comes back.

Illustrative

  • Emailm•••••@gmail.com
  • Emailj•••••@mail-temp.••
  • Is it realValid and deliverable, domain, how long it has existed
  • Red flagsThrowaway domain, created very recently
  • How it behavesNetwork Intelligence: first seen, bursts, who shares it

Reads as

No red flags

  • Valid and deliverable
  • First seen ten years ago
  • Seen in past breaches: a sign of real use

Next stepApprove

Reads as

3 red flags

  • Throwaway domain
  • Created yesterday
  • 9 sign-ups today

Next stepSend to review

The life of the address

  1. Ten years agoFirst seen
  2. Years of useSteady, one person
  3. TodayStill in use

The life of the address

  1. BeforeNo history
  2. YesterdayCreated
  3. Today9 sign-ups

Get the basics and the history in one call

Two groups of insights come back with every address.

The basics

  • Valid and deliverable or not
  • Throwaway or not
  • Domain
  • How long it has existed
  • Past breaches

Network Intelligence

  • First and last seen
  • How often it is used
  • Sudden bursts of activity
  • How many identities share it

An address first seen yesterday and used in nine sign-ups today reads very differently from one used steadily for ten years.

Read more than a valid address

Where most email checks only ask if the address is valid, Email Intelligence asks how long it has been real.

  • Not just valid. How long it has been real.First seen, last seen, how often it is used and sudden bursts, across Monnai’s network.
  • Spots throwaway addresses.Including brand-new throwaway domains, from our own global list.
  • A past breach can be good news.An address seen in old breaches has usually been used by a real person for years.
  • Just the address.Nothing for your customer to do.
  • Good signals, not just red flags.An address used for years is a strong sign of a real, reachable customer.

Compare it with a typical email check

Where a typical email check stops, and what Email Intelligence adds.

Typical email checkMonnai Email Intelligence
What you learnIs the address valid?Is it real, how long it has existed, how it behaves
Past breachesCounted as a riskRead as a sign of real, long use
Throwaway domainsPublic listsOur own global list, plus brand-new domains
AnswerA code or a black-box scorePlain red flags, with an optional Risk Score

Get answers about Email Intelligence

What is email intelligence?

Email intelligence checks whether an address is real, how long it has existed and how it behaves across Monnai’s network, from the address alone. It returns insights in plain words. Add Risk Score when you want one number.

How do you spot a throwaway email address?

Monnai checks the domain against its own global list of throwaway domains, including brand-new ones, and looks at how recently the address appeared and how it is used.

Why can a data breach be a good sign?

An address seen in old breaches has usually been used by a real person for years. Monnai reads breach history as a sign of real, long use, not as a risk on its own.

Do you need more than the email address?

No. Email Intelligence works from the address alone. Add a phone number, an IP address or a name, and Monnai checks them against each other.

What does Email Intelligence return?

Valid and deliverable or not, throwaway or not, the domain, age and past breaches. With Network Intelligence: first and last seen, how often the address is used, sudden bursts of activity and how many identities share it.

Is email intelligence the same as email verification?

No. Most email checks ask one question: is the address valid? Email intelligence also tells you how long it has been real, whether it is a throwaway and how it behaves across Monnai’s network, with nothing for your customer to do.

Can email intelligence help with credit decisions?

Yes. An email address used for years is a strong sign of a real, reachable customer, and a new or throwaway one is a reason to look closer. Combine it with Phone Intelligence and Risk Score for one score, with its reasons.

How does email intelligence help stop promo and referral abuse?

Throwaway emails cost nothing, so the same people use them to claim an offer again and again. Email Intelligence flags throwaway domains, addresses created very recently and bursts of sign-ups from one address, before the offer pays out.

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