> low-effort and easily seen through

To make up for that, they cast a wide net. It's a numbers game, like the guys that ask every single woman they meet for their phone number. It costs nothing or next to it, and all you need is one for a payoff.

I think that if you actually make a proper phishing website, get an actually plausible domain, and not make spelling mistakes, you can increase your conversion rate dramatically. Also why do they ask for a phone number if you can just ask her out right away.