Dot.con : the art of scamming a scammer / James Veitch.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2020Edition: First US editionDescription: 205 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0306874598
- 9780306874598
- Dot con
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Main Library | NonFiction | 828.9207 V429 | Available | 33111009649746 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From viral comedy sensation James Veitch (as seen on TED, Conan , and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon ) comes a collection of laugh-out-loud funny exchanges with email scammers.
The Nigerian prince eager to fork over his inheritance, the family friend stranded unexpectedly in Norway, the lonely Russian beauty looking for love . . . they spam our inboxes with their hapless pleas for help, money, and your social security number. In Dot Con, Veitch finally answers the question: what would happen if you replied?
Suspicious emails pop up in our inboxes and our first instinct is to delete unopened. But what if you responded to the deposed princess begging for money in your Gmail? Veitch dives into the underbelly of our absurd email scam culture, playing the scammers at their own game, and these are the surprising, bizarre, and hilarious results.
"Originally published in 2015 by Quadrille Publishing in the UK"--Title page verso.
"The Nigerian prince eager to fork over his inheritance, the family friend stranded unexpectedly in Norway, the lonely Russian beauty looking for love--they spam our inboxes with their hapless pleas for help, money, and our Social Security number. In Dot.con, Veitch finally answers the question: what would happen if you replied?"--Back cover.