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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it’s quantity not quality – if you tap the link you’re dumb enough to fall for it, most people figure it out eventually, so it’s better to get those out quicker. oftentimes they’re based in a country where english is the second language, so why waste efforts ($$) on fixing typos

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