Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Why are Nigerian scam e-mail so obviously scams?
Q: Most e-mail scams are really bad. Full of typos and other hints that it's a scam. Why?
Q: These scammer, once they find a gullible person, need to spend time reeling them in, getting bank account information, etc.
Q: Maybe it's this `time` that the scammers are trying to save.
A: If a mark is gullible enough to respond to an e-mail that is obviously a scam, then they are more likely to go through the extra work needed to truly bilk them of their money. So the scammers put typos in their e-mail on purpose, to find only the most gullible marks.
