diff --git a/application/config.json.template b/application/config.json.template
index 17582ad39c..8f64df1a15 100644
--- a/application/config.json.template
+++ b/application/config.json.template
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "scamBlocker": {
         "mode": "AUTO_DELETE_BUT_APPROVE_QUARANTINE",
         "reportChannelPattern": "commands",
+        "botTrapChannelPattern": "bot-trap",
         "suspiciousKeywords": [
             "nitro",
             "boob",
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/config/ScamBlockerConfig.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/config/ScamBlockerConfig.java
index c322fa5ce5..d95d9f9cce 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/config/ScamBlockerConfig.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/config/ScamBlockerConfig.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 public final class ScamBlockerConfig {
     private final Mode mode;
     private final String reportChannelPattern;
+    private final String botTrapChannelPattern;
     private final Set<String> suspiciousKeywords;
     private final Set<String> hostWhitelist;
     private final Set<String> hostBlacklist;
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ public final class ScamBlockerConfig {
     private ScamBlockerConfig(@JsonProperty(value = "mode", required = true) Mode mode,
             @JsonProperty(value = "reportChannelPattern",
                     required = true) String reportChannelPattern,
+            @JsonProperty(value = "botTrapChannelPattern",
+                    required = true) String botTrapChannelPattern,
             @JsonProperty(value = "suspiciousKeywords",
                     required = true) Set<String> suspiciousKeywords,
             @JsonProperty(value = "hostWhitelist", required = true) Set<String> hostWhitelist,
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ private ScamBlockerConfig(@JsonProperty(value = "mode", required = true) Mode mo
                     required = true) int isHostSimilarToKeywordDistanceThreshold) {
         this.mode = Objects.requireNonNull(mode);
         this.reportChannelPattern = Objects.requireNonNull(reportChannelPattern);
+        this.botTrapChannelPattern = Objects.requireNonNull(botTrapChannelPattern);
         this.suspiciousKeywords = new HashSet<>(Objects.requireNonNull(suspiciousKeywords));
         this.hostWhitelist = new HashSet<>(Objects.requireNonNull(hostWhitelist));
         this.hostBlacklist = new HashSet<>(Objects.requireNonNull(hostBlacklist));
@@ -63,6 +67,16 @@ public String getReportChannelPattern() {
         return reportChannelPattern;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the REGEX pattern used to identify the channel that is used to as bot-trap. Sending
+     * messages in this channel identifies the author as bot.
+     *
+     * @return the channel name pattern
+     */
+    public String getBotTrapChannelPattern() {
+        return botTrapChannelPattern;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the set of keywords that are considered suspicious if they appear in a message.
      *
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/scam/ScamBlocker.java b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/scam/ScamBlocker.java
index 5330ffd351..f8b06f7eb6 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/scam/ScamBlocker.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/features/moderation/scam/ScamBlocker.java
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ public final class ScamBlocker extends MessageReceiverAdapter implements UserInt
 
     private final ScamBlockerConfig.Mode mode;
     private final String reportChannelPattern;
+    private final String botTrapChannelPattern;
     private final Predicate<TextChannel> isReportChannel;
+    private final Predicate<TextChannel> isBotTrapChannel;
     private final ScamDetector scamDetector;
     private final Config config;
     private final ModerationActionsStore actionsStore;
@@ -92,6 +94,12 @@ public ScamBlocker(ModerationActionsStore actionsStore, ScamHistoryStore scamHis
         Predicate<String> isReportChannelName =
                 Pattern.compile(reportChannelPattern).asMatchPredicate();
         isReportChannel = channel -> isReportChannelName.test(channel.getName());
+
+        botTrapChannelPattern = config.getScamBlocker().getBotTrapChannelPattern();
+        Predicate<String> isBotTrapChannelName =
+                Pattern.compile(botTrapChannelPattern).asMatchPredicate();
+        isBotTrapChannel = channel -> isBotTrapChannelName.test(channel.getName());
+
         hasRequiredRole = Pattern.compile(config.getSoftModerationRolePattern()).asMatchPredicate();
 
         componentIdInteractor = new ComponentIdInteractor(getInteractionType(), getName());
@@ -122,9 +130,15 @@ public void onMessageReceived(MessageReceivedEvent event) {
             return;
         }
 
+        boolean isSafe = !isBotTrapChannel.test(event.getChannel().asTextChannel());
+
         Message message = event.getMessage();
         String content = message.getContentDisplay();
-        if (!scamDetector.isScam(content)) {
+        if (isSafe && scamDetector.isScam(content)) {
+            isSafe = false;
+        }
+
+        if (isSafe) {
             return;
         }