Why do phishers deliberately use bad grammar or spelling?

Question

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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Answer 1

People who notice spelling mistakes *and* understand that legitimate companies won’t send out official communication using those mistakes probably aren’t going to be convinced anyway. But people who lack both of those qualities are often easier to manipulate, even if they go into the interaction skeptical.