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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If you’re uneducated enough to not pick up from the poor spelling and grammar that it’s probably a scam then you’re more likely to ultimately give them money.

In essence it’s to weed out people that won’t ultimately pay them.

Edit: Fixed typo

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