Dot Con

A hilarious showcase of comedian James Veitch's comic conversations that he orchestrates with online email scammers.

"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.

Auteur
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. Author location: London www.bluffable.com

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Comedian James Veitch interacts with actual email spammers in this humorous book that will appeal to fans of Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace. Packed full of Nigerian princes, can't-miss investment opportunities and eligible Russian brides, as he plays the scammers at their own game. 'Veitch is ahead of the curve' "Guardian"