James Veitch

Listen to "James Veitch Releases The Book Dot Con" on Spreaker. "James Veitch is one of those people that come along once every hundred years. I can't be more specific than that." - Conan O'Brien "Playfully funny...the author's absurdist approach and enthusiasm for his work make for unpredictably funny reading. An amusing, oddball compilation." - Kirkus Reviews 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. 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. Inspired by a random scammer impersonating a friend, DOT CON shares the ridiculous stories of being inducted into the FBI, winning the Peruvian lottery (twice), owning offshore accounts, consignments of gold, and even partaking in a serious relationship in Moscow. From a former Apple Store Genius whose high-tech comedy picks apart the constantly evolving and perplexing technology we live with, DOT CON is one part parody, one part thought experiment, and all parts vicarious fun.