Same theory used by the Nigerian e-mail scammers:
Scammers want to minimize false positives who cost them effort but never send them cash. By sending an initial email that's obvious in its shortcomings, scammers isolate the most gullible targets.
Weasel
npub1a4…389dz
2025-11-09 20:00:02 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…w38c
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wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2025-11-09 20:00:02 UTCEvent JSON
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