diff --git a/includes/class-classifier.php b/includes/class-classifier.php
index 6874382..e1a667d 100644
--- a/includes/class-classifier.php
+++ b/includes/class-classifier.php
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ final class Classifier
     public const DEFAULT_THRESHOLDS = [
         'client' => 3,
         'spam'   => -2,
+        'drop'   => -5,
+    ];
+
+    public const DEFAULT_HARD_DROP_RULES = [
+        'short_latin_name'   => true,
+        'placeholder_fields' => true,
     ];
 
     public const DEFAULT_KEYWORDS = [
@@ -153,9 +159,28 @@ final class Classifier
             $label = 'spam';
         }
 
+        // Drop has highest priority (overrides client/unclear/spam/honeypot)
+        $is_drop_by_rule  = self::evaluate_hard_drop($fields);
+        $is_drop_by_score = isset($thresholds['drop']) && $score <= (int)$thresholds['drop'];
+        if ($is_drop_by_rule || $is_drop_by_score) {
+            $label = 'drop';
+            $reasons[] = ['sign' => '×', 'weight' => 0, 'text' => self::drop_reason_label($fields, $thresholds, $is_drop_by_rule)];
+        }
+
         return ['score' => $score, 'label' => $label, 'reasons' => $reasons];
     }
 
+    private static function drop_reason_label(array $fields, array $thresholds, bool $by_rule): string
+    {
+        if ($by_rule) {
+            $hits = [];
+            if (self::has_short_latin_name($fields)) $hits[] = 'короткое латинское имя';
+            if (self::count_placeholder_fields($fields) >= 3) $hits[] = '≥3 поля-плейсхолдера';
+            return 'hard-rule: ' . implode(' + ', $hits);
+        }
+        return 'score ≤ ' . (int)$thresholds['drop'];
+    }
+
     private static function concat_fields(array $fields): string
     {
         $out = [];
@@ -307,4 +332,35 @@ final class Classifier
         }
         return $count;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Hard-rule decision: returns true if the submission has zero positive signals
+     * (no cyrillic name, no meaningful text, no valid email anywhere) AND at least
+     * one trigger fires (short latin name OR ≥3 placeholder fields).
+     *
+     * Triggers can be disabled individually via filter `cf7stg_hard_drop_rules`.
+     *
+     * @param array<string,string|string[]> $fields CF7 posted_data
+     * @return bool True if the submission should be silently dropped by hard-rule.
+     */
+    public static function evaluate_hard_drop(array $fields): bool
+    {
+        $rules = apply_filters('cf7stg_hard_drop_rules', self::DEFAULT_HARD_DROP_RULES);
+
+        // Любой позитивный сигнал — НЕ drop
+        $name = self::pick_field($fields, ['your-name', 'name', 'имя', 'fio']);
+        if ($name === '') $name = FieldDetector::find_name($fields);
+        if ($name !== '' && self::is_cyrillic_name($name)) return false;
+
+        $message = self::pick_field($fields, ['your-message', 'message', 'comment', 'сообщение', 'вопрос']);
+        if ($message !== '' && self::is_meaningful_text($message)) return false;
+
+        if (self::has_valid_email_anywhere($fields)) return false;
+
+        // Триггеры
+        if (!empty($rules['short_latin_name']) && self::has_short_latin_name($fields)) return true;
+        if (!empty($rules['placeholder_fields']) && self::count_placeholder_fields($fields) >= 3) return true;
+
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/includes/class-message-formatter.php b/includes/class-message-formatter.php
index 17bf409..b22f5e8 100644
--- a/includes/class-message-formatter.php
+++ b/includes/class-message-formatter.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ final class MessageFormatter
         'client'  => ['emoji' => '🟢', 'text' => 'похоже клиент'],
         'unclear' => ['emoji' => '🟡', 'text' => 'неясно'],
         'spam'    => ['emoji' => '🔴', 'text' => 'похоже спам'],
+        'drop'    => ['emoji' => '⛔', 'text' => 'авто-дроп'],
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/ClassifierDropTest.php b/tests/ClassifierDropTest.php
index f8ed6f3..907dfef 100644
--- a/tests/ClassifierDropTest.php
+++ b/tests/ClassifierDropTest.php
@@ -156,4 +156,131 @@ final class ClassifierDropTest extends Cf7stgTestCase
         $fields = ['a' => 'Ия', 'b' => 'a b', 'c' => 'XY'];
         self::assertSame(1, Classifier::count_placeholder_fields($fields));
     }
+
+    public function test_screenshot_1_yields_drop(): void
+    {
+        $fields = require __DIR__ . '/fixtures/spam-screenshot-1.php';
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_screenshot_2_yields_drop(): void
+    {
+        $fields = require __DIR__ . '/fixtures/spam-screenshot-2.php';
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_screenshot_3_yields_drop(): void
+    {
+        $fields = require __DIR__ . '/fixtures/spam-screenshot-3.php';
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_drop_skipped_when_cyrillic_name_present(): void
+    {
+        $fields = [
+            'your-name' => 'Иван',
+            'text-1' => 'AB', 'text-2' => 'CD', 'text-3' => 'EF',
+        ];
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertNotSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_drop_skipped_when_meaningful_text_present(): void
+    {
+        $fields = [
+            'your-name' => 'AB',
+            'your-message' => 'Здравствуйте, нужна уборка квартиры в субботу с 10 утра',
+            'text-1' => 'AB', 'text-2' => 'CD', 'text-3' => 'EF',
+        ];
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertNotSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    /** @dataProvider valid_email_provider */
+    public function test_drop_skipped_when_valid_email_present(string $email): void
+    {
+        $fields = [
+            'your-name' => 'AB',
+            'your-email' => $email,
+            'text-1' => 'AB', 'text-2' => 'CD', 'text-3' => 'EF',
+        ];
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertNotSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    public function valid_email_provider(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'gmail'    => ['pasha@gmail.com'],
+            'doménный' => ['info@some-domain.com'],
+            'yandex'   => ['name@yandex.ru'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function test_drop_invalid_email_does_not_protect(): void
+    {
+        $fields = [
+            'your-name' => 'OB',
+            'email' => 'not-an-email',
+            'text-1' => 'AB', 'text-2' => 'CD', 'text-3' => 'EF',
+        ];
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_drop_skipped_on_form_without_name_when_no_placeholder_rule(): void
+    {
+        // Форма «обратный звонок»: только телефон, имя нет, < 3 placeholder
+        $fields = ['tel-1' => '+79991234567'];
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertNotSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_drop_triggers_on_form_without_name_via_placeholder_rule(): void
+    {
+        $fields = ['a' => 'AB', 'b' => 'CD', 'c' => 'EF', 'd' => 'GH'];
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_score_drop_threshold_minus_5(): void
+    {
+        // keyword_cap (-6) + latin_only (-1) = -7, без позитивных → score-based drop
+        // Имя длинное (Melissa Smith), сообщение latin_only → НЕ hard-rule, чисто по score.
+        $fields = [
+            'your-name' => 'Melissa Smith',
+            'your-message' => 'SEO, backlinks, crypto, casino, займ, bitcoin, viagra, porno',
+        ];
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertLessThanOrEqual(-5, $r['score']);
+        self::assertSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_filter_disables_short_latin_name_rule(): void
+    {
+        add_filter('cf7stg_hard_drop_rules', static function ($rules) {
+            $rules['short_latin_name'] = false;
+            return $rules;
+        });
+        // Только короткое имя, < 3 placeholder, нет позитивных → правило отключено → не drop
+        $fields = ['your-name' => 'OB', 'tel' => '+79991234567'];
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertNotSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_filter_thresholds_can_change_drop_score(): void
+    {
+        add_filter('cf7stg_classifier_thresholds', static function ($t) {
+            $t['drop'] = -3;
+            return $t;
+        });
+        // URL даёт -3, нет hard-rule (нет короткого латинского имени, нет 3+ placeholder),
+        // но -3 ≤ -3 → drop по score-порогу.
+        $fields = ['msg' => 'http://x.com'];
+        $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        self::assertSame('drop', $r['label']);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ClassifierTest.php b/tests/ClassifierTest.php
index 17ac355..4395f25 100644
--- a/tests/ClassifierTest.php
+++ b/tests/ClassifierTest.php
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Cf7stg\Tests;
 
 use Cf7stg\Classifier;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
-final class ClassifierTest extends TestCase
+final class ClassifierTest extends Cf7stgTestCase
 {
     public function test_real_client_inquiry_is_green(): void
     {
@@ -23,14 +22,16 @@ final class ClassifierTest extends TestCase
 
     public function test_seo_spam_with_url_is_red(): void
     {
+        // score = SEO(-2) + URL(-3) + latin_only(-1) = -6, which is ≤ drop threshold(-5)
+        // → label promoted from spam to drop (score-based drop, no hard-rule since email is valid)
         $fields = [
             'your-name'    => 'Melissa Johnson',
             'your-email'   => 'promo@example.com',
             'your-message' => 'Hi, we boost SEO positions, visit http://cheap-seo.net',
         ];
         $r = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
-        self::assertSame('spam', $r['label']);
-        self::assertLessThanOrEqual(-2, $r['score']);
+        self::assertSame('drop', $r['label']);
+        self::assertLessThanOrEqual(-5, $r['score']);
     }
 
     public function test_honeypot_forces_spam_even_with_phone(): void
diff --git a/tests/MessageFormatterTest.php b/tests/MessageFormatterTest.php
index 4c284c2..a2226ed 100644
--- a/tests/MessageFormatterTest.php
+++ b/tests/MessageFormatterTest.php
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ namespace Cf7stg\Tests;
 
 use Cf7stg\MessageFormatter;
 use Cf7stg\Classifier;
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
-final class MessageFormatterTest extends TestCase
+final class MessageFormatterTest extends Cf7stgTestCase
 {
     public function test_full_client_payload(): void
     {
@@ -123,6 +122,8 @@ final class MessageFormatterTest extends TestCase
 
     public function test_spam_label_emoji(): void
     {
+        // score = SEO(-2) + URL(-3) + latin_only(-1) = -6 ≤ drop threshold(-5) → label=drop
+        // Fields with no valid email and name 'Melissa' (7 chars, not short latin) → score-based drop.
         $fields = [
             'your-name'    => 'Melissa',
             'your-message' => 'SEO promotion, visit http://spam.net',
@@ -135,6 +136,28 @@ final class MessageFormatterTest extends TestCase
             'ip' => '', 'user_agent' => '', 'is_retro' => false,
         ]);
 
+        self::assertStringContainsString('⛔ авто-дроп', $r['text']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_spam_label_emoji_pure_spam(): void
+    {
+        // Score -3 (URL) + -2 (SEO keyword) = -5, but no drop because cyrillic name protects
+        // from hard-rule, and score -5 is NOT ≤ drop threshold -5 (it equals it, so it IS drop).
+        // Use URL(-3) only → score=-3, between spam(-2) and drop(-5) → spam label.
+        $fields = [
+            'your-name'    => 'Nikolay',
+            'your-email'   => 'nick@example.com',
+            'your-message' => 'visit http://promo.net for deals',
+        ];
+        $classification = Classifier::classify($fields, ['reason' => 'Akismet']);
+        // valid email prevents hard-rule; score = URL(-3) + latin_only(-1) = -4 → spam
+        $r = MessageFormatter::build([
+            'fields' => $fields, 'classification' => $classification,
+            'site_title' => 's.ru', 'form_title' => 'f',
+            'submitted_at' => '17.04.2026', 'reason' => 'Akismet',
+            'ip' => '', 'user_agent' => '', 'is_retro' => false,
+        ]);
+
         self::assertStringContainsString('🔴 похоже спам', $r['text']);
     }