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Is it legal to &quot;troll&quot; spammers?
<p>If a spammer sends me an email advertising a service, is it legal for me to reply acting like I'm interested in the service, have a fairly long conversation about it, and then say &quot;no thanks&quot; when they send me an estimate?</p>

<h2>Yes</h2>
<p>Yes, telling lies is generally not unlawful, much less criminal, as long as you did not intend to profit by them, and there is no specific law violated (for example it is a crime to lie to a law enforcement officer about matters materiel to an ongoing investigation).</p>
<p>Attempting to get the scammer to send you money on false pretenses, however morally justified some would consider it, is likely to constitute fraud.</p>
