A honeypot email address is a fake or decoy email account that is intentionally created to attract spam or malicious emails. This technique is often used by security professionals to gather information about potential cyber attacks and identify the sources of spam. Honeypot email addresses are designed to look like real email accounts, but they are not used for any legitimate communication. Instead, they serve as a trap to lure in unwanted emails and protect the user’s actual email address from being bombarded with spam.