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Dot.con the art of scamming a scammer

"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 questio...

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Main Author: Veitch, James (Comedian) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Hachette Books, 2020.
Edition: First US edition.
Subjects:
Phishing > Humor.
Computer fraud > Humor.
Electronic mail messages > Humor.
Spam (Electronic mail) > Humor.
Summary: "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.
Item Description: "Originally published in 2015 by Quadrille Publishing in the UK"--Title page verso.
Physical Description: 205 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN: 0306874598
9780306874598
Author Notes: James Veitch is a former Apple Genius whose high-tech comedy picks apart and parodies the constantly evolving and perplexing technology we live with. James has sold out shows throughout the world and presented the third most popular TED Talk of all time. He wrote and performed two viral hit seasons of his show Scamalot with Mashable, has appeared twice on Conan , and appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon .
He lives in Islington with his full-body pillow.

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