Comment on Ask HN: What's this email about?Comments−dotBen15ya) to see if it bounces (if it doesn't then they can sell it as a valid email address)b) to test anti-spam trigger words by seeing if you receive it or if it bounces due to spam.−rcfox15yc) To confuse adaptive spam filters to either allow spam through, or cause it to flag legitimate email.
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a) to see if it bounces (if it doesn't then they can sell it as a valid email address)
b) to test anti-spam trigger words by seeing if you receive it or if it bounces due to spam.
c) To confuse adaptive spam filters to either allow spam through, or cause it to flag legitimate email.