[T]he obvious giveaways are used as a pre-qualifier, to ensure with the least possible effort that the ONLY people who respond to the scammers' initial mass mailings (and therefore have to be brought along individually during the later stages) are the absolutely most gullible, ignorant, susceptible, suckers they can find.
I thought that too, but it doesn't apply. This is malware. It doesn't need someone to be gullible beyond the click of the button. Scams, on the other hand, require actually convincing the mark to send money, which is why they need to be sure they have a gullible person on the hook.
[T]he obvious giveaways are used as a pre-qualifier, to ensure with the least possible effort that the ONLY people who respond to the scammers' initial mass mailings (and therefore have to be brought along individually during the later stages) are the absolutely most gullible, ignorant, susceptible, suckers they can find.
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