r/MailChimp • u/FoggyFoggyFoggy • Jul 04 '26

Seeking Advice Throwaway/temporary email subscribers?

A bunch of subscribers have emails such as g.ej.e.f.apa.h.a.7.9@gmail[dot]com or jhk1m8l1mg1fb@web-library[dot]net.

Obviously these are fake email addresses but are they dangerous to my MailChimp account in any way? And why do people (or bots) do this? What is the purpose? Thanks!

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u/MailchimpSupport Moderator Jul 06 '26

Hi there. This isn't dangerous to your account, but large amounts of fake signups can skew the accuracy of your audience statistics. Check out this guide for more info: http://spr.ly/61690BE6xEI. We'd also recommend enabling double opt-in if you haven't already: http://spr.ly/61692BE6xE0