Why do phishers deliberately use bad grammar or spelling?

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Doing data protection training and it says ‘Many hackers misspell words… on purpose.’
I’m glad this makes scams easier to spot but it just doesn’t seem to make sense to me as a useful tactic at all.

Edit: typo correction- hackers not jackets!

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People who pick up on the bad grammar and respond that way are not their intended target.

They want the gullible and the not-so-critcally-disposed.

LifeProTip: anyone you don’t know who reaches out to you across the void who says they’re going to make you rich: it is a scam -always-.

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