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by t0k0l0sh 610 days ago
I also have an @ alias on my domains, and give unique addreses to companies/services which identifies them. I'm only had a couple accusations of "fraud", but they were easily dispelled by asking them to explain what "fraud" I was committing (they couldn't) and explaining why I do this.

Addresses which have been lost/stolen and start receiving spam become spam traps, and I change the email address with the company/service to a new alias so their legitimate mail is delivered normally.

In some of the few cases where the loss/theft was identified, it didn't happen at company/service directly, but with one of their suppliers, for example, a breach at the marketing email provider they used.