# Why do they send spam in wierd fonts?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-send-spam-in-wierd-fonts/516148>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 3, 2009, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-send-spam-in-wierd-fonts/516148 "2009-11-03T07:16:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-send-spam-in-wierd-fonts/516148/1 "2009-11-03T07:16:46Z")

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It seems like half the spam and phishing mail I get is in Comic Sans or similar. Why do spammers do this? Is it just to lull you into a false sense of security? Because I’m pretty sure that, no, the Commonwealth Bank is not going to use a “fun” font in their oh-so-serious mail about how I need to send my account ID and password now or I’ll be deleted from their system. What gives?