This is why I also like how iCloud does with their hide my mail feature; there’s nothing suspicious about the email you give out.
ROT13 or the date in base36 (to keep it short) might help when you need to spell your email address over the phone. Today is oaf@example.com.
I will update my technique to use incorporate this method, thanks!
There are people that will read an email from "SamsungCeo@gmail.com" and think it's actually from the owner of the company...
The most shocking thing was that I was calling them regarding an issue in which they required me to prove my identity, and yet the person I spoke with didn't seem to be well versed in security measures.
Also: I use a separate alias for every company (and sometimes individual) I deal with. In the 25 or so years I've been doing this, so far I'm up to over 1,000 aliases.
For specific vendors where I am at the shop, I just make up an alias email with their name in it.
For apps, services, I configured bitwarden to create email aliases on Fastmail, so they are linked to a service.