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Edit: I get the joke now. Advice stands though!
As someone who works with recruiters literally every day, that is absolutely bullshit. It is 100% normal and expected to discuss compensation.
There are some no-nos, like don't just lie to them blatantly about your comp or job experience. That's kinda shitty - especially if you get caught and then double down on an obvious lie. What are they supposed to do with that? Feel free to embellish a bit, but if you get caught in a lie it will sour negotiations (for understandable reasons)
It's fine to withhold info, of course, but they may be able to give you MORE money if you can give them details of your competing offer, etc. Or your current compensation IF you know it's already competitive/high - if you're underpaid or are unsure or going in for a higher level job, better to let them guess.
You can also hold off on disclosing anything about your pay (actual or desired) until later on once you've passed the interviews, but also it sucks to invest the time and stress of interviews only to find out they won't pay you what you need for the job. But negotiations will be anchored to your stated compensation (actual or expected)
Negotiating in good faith to get the best deal you can is not and should not be looked negatively on by any serious employer. If anything, they see you negotiating as a signal that you are confident in the value of your labor/skills
It's a joke.
They're trying to help out people, why you gotta do them like that?
Is it? That email is indistinguishable from others I've seen that were real. Some recruiters and companies are genuinely awful.