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Risky Email Validation

Stop Discarding Your Most Valuable Leads

Up to 42% of your email list is marked risky by standard tools. Scrubby validates these addresses with real delivery tests and recovers leads that would otherwise be lost.

What Are Risky Emails

The emails others cannot verify

Risky emails are addresses that standard verification tools cannot definitively classify as valid or invalid. Here are the most common types.

Catch-All Domains

Domains configured to accept any email address, whether or not a specific mailbox exists. Standard SMTP checks return a positive result for every address, making it impossible to distinguish valid from invalid.

Accept-All Addresses

Similar to catch-all, these servers accept all incoming emails without rejection. They produce false positives during verification, leaving you with unresolved data.

Unknown Status Emails

Addresses that verification tools cannot conclusively classify. The server may be temporarily unavailable, rate-limited, or using anti-verification measures.

Low-Confidence Results

Emails returned with a low confidence score by verification providers. These fall into a gray area where the tool suspects validity but cannot confirm it.

The Problem

Why standard tools fall short

Traditional email verification relies on SMTP handshakes, which fundamentally cannot resolve catch-all domains.

01

SMTP Handshake Limitation

Standard tools connect to the mail server and ask if an address exists. Catch-all servers always say yes, regardless of whether the mailbox is real.

02

No Actual Delivery Test

Traditional verification never sends a real email. It relies on server responses that can be misleading, especially with catch-all and greylisting configurations.

03

Result: Unresolved Data

The tool marks these addresses as risky, unknown, or unverifiable. You are left to guess whether to include or exclude them from your campaigns.

How Scrubby Works

Real delivery tests, real results

Unlike SMTP-based tools, Scrubby sends actual blank test emails to determine if a mailbox truly exists and accepts delivery.

01

Import Risky Emails

Upload the risky segment from your existing verification tool via CSV or connect through our API. Only the risky emails need processing.

02

Blank Email Testing

Scrubby sends carefully crafted blank test emails to each address. This is the only way to definitively determine if a catch-all mailbox actually exists and accepts delivery.

03

Bounce Analysis

We monitor server responses and bounce-back patterns over 2-3 days. Hard bounces indicate invalid addresses. Successful deliveries confirm the mailbox is real and active.

04

Definitive Results

Each email receives a clear valid or invalid classification. No more risky, no more unknown. Just actionable data you can confidently use in your campaigns.

Proven Results

Numbers that matter

Thousands of teams trust Scrubby to validate their risky emails and recover leads other tools leave behind.

98.7%

Accuracy Rate

83%

Risky Emails Recovered

<2%

Post-Validation Bounce Rate

Works With Your Tools

Complement your existing stack

Scrubby integrates with the verification tools you already use. Export your risky segment and let Scrubby handle the rest.

ZeroBounce
NeverBounce
BriteVerify
MillionVerifier
DeBounce
Bouncer
Kickbox
EmailListVerify
Clearout
Emailable
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Recover Your Risky Leads

Start with 100 free credits. Upload your risky emails and see how many valid, deliverable addresses Scrubby can recover.

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