Ask HN: Why do email lists get spam signups?

2 points by saluki 8y ago ↗ HN

I have a mail chimp signup on a side project site. I haven't added anything new to the site in over a year. All of a sudden I'm getting about one signup per day. If I google the email address most show up as being on a spam or blacklist.

Why do spammers sign up for lists? Seems like a waste of time and that they don't get anything out of it.

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PaulHoule 8y ago ↗

I think some of them might be testing to see if you double opt-in. I also think I might have pissed somebody off once and then faced a campaign from somebody who spammed with fake sign ups to hurt my deliverability.