Followers – I am getting these emails. Yet, I cannot figure out even how to tell how many people are following

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  mkevinmchugh · Member · May 14, 2018 at 9:12 pm

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  I am getting these emails. They indicate someone is following my site or a blog. I want to get at least some statistics on the number or more preferably a list like it shows on the help page.

  (email visible only to moderators and staff) is now following M Kevin McHugh

  (email visible only to moderators and staff) just started following you at http://mkevinmchugh.wordpress.com. They will receive an email every time you publish a post. Congratulations.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · May 14, 2018 at 9:15 pm

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  Hi!

  Yes, we are fully aware of the spam follower issue that is affecting many of our users. Are they from @outlook.com? If so, they are indeed spam emails and we are steadily removing them from your from your accounts.

  More information on the issue in this thread here:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/weird-followers/

  Let me know if you have any questions.

  Thanks!