Return to sender

Return to sender

Checks email addresses to see if they have been flagged by others as risky BEFORE you send an email

What is Return to sender?
Return to sender is a Chrome extension that checks email addresses in your emails against a crowdsourced database to determine the level of risk. It helps you identify risky email addresses before sending emails.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 3
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2016-07-07)
Creation date: 2016-07-07
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • http://mail.google.come/*
  • https://mail.google.com/*
Size: 102.40K
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Summary

This extension will run automatically when you are in your regular google mail web interface (mail.google.com).

It will read email addresses in the "TO", "CC" and "BCC" fields and check those emails against our crowdsourced database. If an email has been flagged as "Risky", a colored box will appear next to the email to indicate the level of risk.

You can also click on the box to find details on the email and flag an email yourself.

The idea is that you'll know if an email address is probably a risk to interact with because others have flagged that email as risky.

Upcoming features:

  • Integrate with new Google Inbox
  • Updated look and feel
  • Optionally scan emails you've already sent for risk factors
  • Safari, Firefox extensions
  • Outlook, Thunderbird and other extensions
Safety
Risk impact

Return to sender is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Return to sender if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Return to sender has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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