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It's spam. They don't care what you say.
Well I assumed trying is better than nothing, I only tried once though
The very first time I can remember getting spam, I was approximately seven. It was an email linking to a porn site, not that I understood that at the time; I don't actually recall what enticed me to click - I think they referenced "playing in a jungle" and that sounded fun. The text said (roughly, it's been over three decades) "come look at my site! I'm not wearing any clothes!" and linked to a site featuring several scantily clad individuals but, immediately on entry, a lady in high heels and nothing else.
I took the email at face value and responded, informing the surely real person sending it that shoes counted as clothes.
No, it shows the bot you are active in chat, so they spam you more.