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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I don’t believe the misspellings are deliberate. I’ve always assumed it’s because the scams occur from countries where English isn’t their first language.

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