James Veitch: This is what happens when you reply to spam email
James Veitch: Mitä tapahtuu, kun vastaa roskapostiin?
For James Veitch, a British writer and comedian with a mischievous side, spam emails proved the perfect opening to have some fun, playing the scammers at their own game. Full bio
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to get through my spam filter.
huijaamaan roskapostisuodatintani.
but it turned up in my inbox,
mutta saapuneiden joukossa se oli,
called Solomon Odonkoh.
nimeltä Solomon Odonkoh.
"Hei James Veitch,
I want to share with you, Solomon."
jonka haluan jakaa kanssasi. Solomon"
on the delete button, right?
tiedättehän.
I thought, I could just delete this.
Ajattelin, että voisin poistaa viestin.
we've all always wanted to do.
meistä jokainen on aina halunnut tehdä.
Your email intrigues me."
"Solomon, viestisi oli kiehtova."
We shall be shipping Gold to you."
lähetämme teille Kultaa."
of any gold you distributes."
mitä jakaatte."
with a professional.
with smaller quantity," --
"Aloitamme pienellä määrällä -- "
"vain 25 kiloa."
2,5 miljoonaa dollaria."
going to do it, let's go big.
ryhdytään kunnolla."
How much gold do you have?"
Paljonko kultaa sinulla on?"
of how much gold I have,
paljonko kultaa on,
your capability of handling.
as trial shipment."
50 kilogramman koe-erällä."
at least a metric ton."
executive bank manager."
"Olen riskirahaston toimitusjohtaja."
I've shipped bullion, my friend,
harkkoja kuljettelemassa, ystävä hyvä.
via the postal service,
postin kautta,
to convince my company
vakuuttaa yritystäni
with you on this one.
ihan jetsulleen.
to take into the board meeting.
jonka voit esitellä johtokunnalle.
(Aplodeja)
any statisticians in the house,
tilastotieteilijöitä,
jonkin jäljillä.
you'll find a helpful chart.
hyödyllinen kuvio."
run the numbers.
laskutoimitukset."
as much gold as possible."
mahdollisimman paljon."
to tug your heartstrings,
ne yrittävät tehdä itseään tykö.
if the deal goes well,
jos tämä onnistuu,
a very good commission as well."
provikan."
Mihin aiot käyttää osuutesi?"
What are you going to spend your cut on?"
Entä sinä?"
what about you?"
"Yksi sana:
30 different varieties.
and you can dip them.
ja dipata siihen.
"Menen nukkumaan."
my golden nugget, bonsoir."
"Bonsoir, kultahippuseni, bonsoir."
this had been going for, like, weeks,
oli jatkunut jo varmaan viikkoja --
weeks of my life,
do you want to come for a drink?"
viestiä kullasta."
an email about some gold."
to knock it on the head.
päätökseen.
to a ridiculous conclusion.
turvallisuus huolettaa.
I'm concerned about security.
coming up with this code
laadin koko yön koodisanalistaa,
in all further correspondence:
vastedes."
Claim: Peanut M&Ms.
vaatimus: suklaarakeet
they use, right?
in all further correspondence."
vastedes Kitkatiksi."
I thought, I've gone too far.
Meninkö liian pitkälle?
So I had to backpedal a little.
Piti vähän peruutella.
onko sopimus yhä voimassa?"
and I am trying to blah blah blah ..."
on voimassa ja yritän blaa blaa blaa..."
salakieltä!"
I've ever received.
mahtavimman sähköpostin.
turned up in my inbox.
for the Gummy Bear --
Fizzy Cola Bottle Jelly Beans
kirpeä kolahedelmärakeet
as much time as could
jos viettäisin mahdollisimman paljon aikaa
scam emails as I could?
moniin viesteihin.
replying to scam emails.
kun alkaa vastata roskapostiin.
who do mean things to scammers.
huijareille ilkeitä asioita.
they're spending with me
minun kanssani vietetty aika
scamming vulnerable adults
and I highly recommend you do --
-- kuten lämpimästi suosittelen --
salanimellä.
and it was a nightmare.
ja se oli painajaismaista.
odottamassa oli tuhat viestiä
and have a thousand emails
was a legitimate response --
toivottu vastaus --
any day is a good day
aina, aina on hyvä päivä,
that begins like this:
NELSON MANDELAN, TOINEN VAIMO."
THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT."
OUT OF THE COUNTRY
DOLLARIA ULKOMAILLE
NELSON MANDELA'S HEALTH CONDITION."
TERVEYDENTILAN VUOKSI."
this is a letter of authorization.
se on valtuutus.
written on it, it's just a shape!
Pelkkä muoto!
I'm really sorry to hear of this.
nämäpä murheellisia uutisia.
as fairly serious."
melko huonona."
you can have, not being alive.
Että on kuollut.
WITH MY BANKERS INSTRUCTIONS.
PANKKIIRINI OHJEITA."
NO WOMAN, NO CRY."
TRANSFER OF 3000 DOLLARS. ONE LOVE."
3000 DOLLARIN TILISIIRRON. ONE LOVE"
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
James Veitch - Comedian and writerFor James Veitch, a British writer and comedian with a mischievous side, spam emails proved the perfect opening to have some fun, playing the scammers at their own game.
Why you should listen
Packed full of Nigerian princes, can't miss investment opportunities and eligible Russian brides, James Veitch's correspondence with email spammers leads to surprising, bizarre and usually hilarious results. Out of this experiment came his first book, Dot Con. In 2014, his first solo comedy show The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe to wide acclaim. His second show, Genius Bar, focussed on his time working for Apple, chronicles his attempts to fix his relationship using the same troubleshooting techniques he’d been using to fix iMacs, iPhones and iPods. He is currently writing his third show and preparing to tour the UK.
He lives in London with his full body pillow.
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