Stop Cold Outreach Emails Automatically

Cold outreach emails are unsolicited sales or business development messages sent to people who haven't expressed interest. Unlike traditional spam (phishing, scams, promotional blasts), cold outreach often looks legitimate—proper formatting, real domains, personalized content. However, modern cold outreach is frequently AI-generated, making it automated spam disguised as personal communication. Email Ferret detects both traditional spam and AI-generated cold outreach.

Gmail's spam filters rely on sender reputation, content keywords, and user reports. AI-generated cold outreach bypasses these checks because it uses real domains, proper formatting, and avoids spam trigger words. The emails look legitimate enough to pass Gmail's filters but are actually automated sales pitches. Email Ferret uses behavioral analysis, domain validation, and sales intent detection to catch these emails that Gmail misses.

Email Ferret uses advanced heuristic analysis to detect cold outreach patterns: (1) Domain validation checks for suspicious or newly created domains, (2) Sales intent detection uses LLM analysis to identify promotional language and B2B outreach patterns, (3) Automation tool fingerprints detect headers from tools like Outreach, Salesloft, and HubSpot, (4) Thread engagement analysis distinguishes cold outreach from legitimate conversations, (5) BDR phrase detection identifies common sales language. These indicators combined create a comprehensive picture of cold outreach intent.

Email Ferret catches various types of AI-generated cold outreach: (1) Personalized sales pitches that reference your company but are clearly automated, (2) B2B outreach from sales development representatives (SDRs) using automation tools, (3) Partnership proposals that are actually sales emails in disguise, (4) "Quick question" emails that lead to sales pitches, (5) Follow-up sequences from cold outreach campaigns. These emails often look legitimate but are part of automated sales sequences.

Yes! Email Ferret provides full control: (1) Adjustable spam threshold (default is 3) to control sensitivity, (2) Allowlist to prevent false positives from trusted senders, (3) Blocklist to always block specific senders or domains, (4) Transparent score breakdowns so you can see why emails are flagged. You can also review flagged emails and adjust your settings based on your preferences.

Email Ferret is designed to catch automated cold outreach, not legitimate business communication. Trust signals like previous contact, same domain, and allowlist entries reduce spam scores. The system distinguishes between cold outreach (unsolicited sales emails) and legitimate business inquiries. If a legitimate email is flagged, you can add the sender to your allowlist to prevent future false positives.