Fake security alert asking recipient to share or enter a one-time passcode/OTP by email — real providers never request OTP codes over email; this is an account-takeover interception attack.
otp-intercept-account-takeover-phish
What this tier means
High-confidence threat indicator — phishing, impersonation, BEC, or scam pattern. Strong contributor to the trash decision.
How Gorganizer detects this
Fake security or account alert asking the recipient to share or "enter" a one-time passcode (OTP) by replying or clicking a link — account-takeover (ATO) interception attack. Real service providers send OTPs for the user to enter on their own login page; they never email asking the user to email the code back or share it externally. The attacker triggers a real login attempt, intercepts the OTP, and takes over the account. Detection: one-time code/OTP/verification code vocabulary + enter/share/provide/reply-with code action + no List-Unsubscribe + no In-Reply-To + not protected sender. Trash score: +4. Source: GC1-R21; CISA ATO advisory 2025; Okta SIM-swap intercept pattern.
False-positive guard
Every signal in Gorganizer feeds a multi-module score — never a sole verdict. This is a threat-tier signal — it adds a strong contribution to the trash score. The full pipeline still requires convergence across multiple modules + a margin over the safety floor before deletion happens, and Gmail's trash (30-day recovery) is always used — never permanent delete.
About the scoring engine
Gorganizer's scoring engine emits over 1,800 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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