Dot Con: The Art of Scamming a Scammer - Brossura

Veitch, James

Brossura

ISBN 10: 184949651X ISBN 13: 9781849496513

Casa editrice: Quadrille Publishing, 2015

Riassunto

"Dear valued recipient, My late father was Gold and Diamond merchant and he has merchandise (250kgs Gold Dust) for safe keep. I am here seeking an assistance of a reliable and trustworthy person to take these goods out for investment - " We've all had those blatant scamming emails: un-claimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safety deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. Standard procedure is to delete on sight. Dot Con is the story of what happened when comedian James Veitch decided to play the scammers at their own game. Packed full of Nigerian princes, can't-miss investment opportunities and eligible Russian brides, his correspondence leads to surprising, bizarre and hilarious results.

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Ingenious...One to watch

--Independent

James Veitch's idea was simple: scam the scammers... Dot Con is the ensuing correspondence; it is a pleasure to watch the growing exasperation of the deserving victims --The Sunday Times, 6 December 2015

You are a total disgrace to manhood. Go f**k yourself.

--Solomon Oddonkoh

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We've all had those blatant scamming emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safety deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country...

Standard procedure is to delete on sight. But for a comedian with a mischievous side and a lot of time on his hands, the spam folder proved the perfect opportunity to have some fun.

Dot Con is the story of what happened when James Veitch decided to play the scammers at their own game, providing a hilarious showcase of the conversations he orchestrates with online imposters. Naturally, James replies with an offer of help, ready to wire money by Western Union (it's always Western Union) safely and securely, but not before the recipient has given something in return. Whether it's his long-lost love recounting tales of their favourite moment together, or the business man providing a quote for James' new book, it's amazing to see how easy it can be to scam the scam artists.

James Veitch is a musician, comedian, director, writer and performer. In 2014, his first solo comedy show The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection premiered at The Edinburgh Fringe to wide acclaim and was described as 'Tears-down-the-face funny' by the Sunday Herald after a sell-out run. His work has been published by the New York Times and in various short-fiction journals.

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• Editore: Quadrille Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 184949651X
• ISBN 13: 9781849496513
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 160