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Dot.con : the art of scamming a scammer / James Veitch.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780306874598 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 205 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in 2015 by Quadrille Publishing in the UK"--Title page verso. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Computer fraud > Humor. Electronic mail messages > Humor. Phishing > Humor. Spam (Electronic mail) > Humor. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 828.9207 Veitc | 31681010199214 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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A viral comedy sensation and former Apple Store Genius shares a collection of stories about his comedic exchanges with email scammers while trying to beat them at their own game. 40,000 first printing. - Grand Central PubFrom 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.
