Microsoft Research wrote an interesting post on it [1]. Their conclusion was similar: "By sending an email that repels all but the most gullible the scammer ge

Microsoft Research wrote an interesting post on it [1]. Their conclusion was similar: "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." [1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/why-do-nigerian-scammers-say-they-are-from-nigeria/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/why-do-...