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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Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s a filter, same as the Nigerian prince scam if you don’t question it the first time odds are you won’t question things later on so you are easier to scam

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