Unsubstituted merge-tag in production email ({{VAR}}, %VAR%, <<VAR>>, ${VAR}) — strong indicator of template-blast phishing.
merge-tag-template-leak
What this tier means
Warning signal — bulk / marketing / mild spam. Contributes to the trash score but is not by itself sufficient.
How Gorganizer detects this
Unsubstituted merge-tag in production email ({{VAR}}, %VAR%, <<VAR>>, ${VAR}). When placeholder tokens appear unsubstituted, it signals a phishing template-blast or misconfigured bulk tool. Legitimate ESPs with List-Unsubscribe headers catch this; off-brand phishing tools often do not. Soft signal (+2) to allow stacking. Fires when: any merge-tag pattern detected in combined text + no In-Reply-To. Source: GE-R8; APWG phishing template analysis 2025.
False-positive guard
Every signal in Gorganizer feeds a multi-module score — never a sole verdict. This is a warning-tier signal — bulk / marketing / mild spam. It contributes to the trash score but never triggers deletion on its own. Gorganizer requires multiple signals + a margin over the safety floor before any email is moved to trash.
About the scoring engine
Gorganizer's scoring engine emits 2,143+ signals across six modules — headers, sender, subject, body, attachments, and structural metadata. Every email is scored by every module independently; the final verdict requires multiple modules to agree and the trash score to beat the safety floor by a margin.
Sacred safety guards — never delete starred emails, replies, calendar invites, receipts/invoices, or attachments — apply unconditionally regardless of any signal.
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