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No, they get less, but they are all qualified leads! There was a study (sorry I can't find the link) few months ago that discussed how spam looks bad intention
by LukaAl 11y ago
No, they get less, but they are all qualified leads!
There was a study (sorry I can't find the link) few months ago that discussed how spam looks bad intentionally. The idea is to weed out the smart or even average guy and just get the person that are a good target for this kind of con.
- bglazer 11y agoI think you're looking for "Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They are From Nigeria?" by Microsoft Research. http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=167713 http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=1677... Edit: Here's a particularly illuminating quote: "By sending an email that repels all but the most gullible the scammer gets the most promising marks to self-select, and tilts the true to false positive ratio in his favor."