James Veitch: This is what happens when you reply to spam email
जेम्स व्हाईच: फसव्या इमेलला तुम्ही उत्तर देता तेव्हा हे घडतं
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.
but it turned up in my inbox,
तो कसा आला .
called Solomon Odonkoh.
इसमाने पाठवला होता.
I want to share with you, Solomon."
आहे जो मी आपल्यासोबत करू इच्छितो, सॉलोमन."
on the delete button, right?
I thought, I could just delete this.
मी तो वगळण्याचा विचार केला .
we've all always wanted to do.
करावेसे वाटले असते .
Your email intrigues me."
(हशा)
We shall be shipping Gold to you."
आम्ही आपल्याला सोनं पाठवू."
of any gold you distributes."
त्यापैकी १०% आपली कमाई असेल."
with a professional.
व्यवसायिकाशी व्यवहार
(हशा)
with smaller quantity," --
वजनाने सुरुवात
मी अचंबित होतो -
going to do it, let's go big.
असेल तर मोठ्या
(टाळ्या)
How much gold do you have?"
तुझ्याजवळ किती सोनं आहे?"
of how much gold I have,
सोनं आहे ते महत्वाचं
your capability of handling.
महत्वाची आहे.
as trial shipment."
मालाने सुरुवात करू
मी विचारलं, "५० किलो?"
at least a metric ton."
पाठवणार नसशील तर."
(हशा)
executive bank manager."
व्यवस्थापक आहे."
(हशा)
I've shipped bullion, my friend,
माझी पहिलीच वेळ नाही,
via the postal service,
to convince my company
देणं सोपं नसणार
with you on this one.
तुझ्याशी पूर्णतः सहमत
to take into the board meeting.
मी एक कल्पनाचित्र तयार करतो आहे.
any statisticians in the house,
संख्याशास्त्रज्ञ आहेत का ते
you'll find a helpful chart.
उपयुक्त आलेख तुला आढळेल.
run the numbers.
तपासून घेतली
(हशा)
as much gold as possible."
आपण तयार आहोत."
to tug your heartstrings,
हृदयाच्या तारा छेडण्याचा
if the deal goes well,
व्यवस्थित
a very good commission as well."
खूप चांगलं
What are you going to spend your cut on?"
ते तु कसं खर्च करणार आहेस?"
what about you?"
30 different varieties.
and you can dip them.
आणि ते बुडवू शकता.
(हशा)
my golden nugget, bonsoir."
माझ्या सोन्याच्या गोळ्या, शुभरात्री."
this had been going for, like, weeks,
अनेक आठवडे चालू होतं,
weeks of my life,
महान आठवडे होते
do you want to come for a drink?"
येणार आहेस का?" मी
सोन्याबद्दलच्या इमेलची अपेक्षा आहे."
an email about some gold."
to knock it on the head.
to a ridiculous conclusion.
शेवट करणं भाग होतं.
मी
I'm concerned about security.
काळजी वाटते.
इमेल
(हशा)
coming up with this code
करण्यासाठी मी पूर्ण
in all further correspondence:
वकील: चिकट अस्वल.
Claim: Peanut M&Ms.
दावा: दाणे
they use, right?
वापरतात,
in all further correspondence."
संवादात मला किटकॅट असं संबोध."
I thought, I've gone too far.
मला वाटलं मी जरा जास्तच
So I had to backpedal a little.
मग मला थोडं मागे सरावं
होण्याजोगा आहे का
त्याने लिहीलं,
and I am trying to blah blah blah ..."
मी प्रयत्न करतो आहे इत्यादी इत्यादी ..."
I've ever received.
एक उत्तम इमेल होता
turned up in my inbox.
इनबॉक्समध्ये होता.
for the Gummy Bear --
वाढवायचा प्रयत्न करतोय --
Fizzy Cola Bottle Jelly Beans
जेली बिन्स देऊ शकेल
as much time as could
तर काय होईल शक्य तितक्या
scam emails as I could?
प्रत्युत्तर दिलं तर काय
replying to scam emails.
देता तेव्हा विचित्र
who do mean things to scammers.
अधमपणे वागतात.
they're spending with me
घालवत असलेला वेळ
scamming vulnerable adults
त्यांची बचत
and I highly recommend you do --
आणि मी म्हणेन ते तुम्ही कराच --
and it was a nightmare.
ते एक दुःस्वप्न ठरलं.
and have a thousand emails
हजार इमेल्स आलेले असायचे
was a legitimate response --
any day is a good day
असतो, अगदी कोणताही
that begins like this:
अशी असेल:
THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT."
अध्यक्षांची दुसरी पत्नी."
OUT OF THE COUNTRY
NELSON MANDELA'S HEALTH CONDITION."
खराब तब्येतीमुळे."
this is a letter of authorization.
हे अधिकारपत्र आहे.
written on it, it's just a shape!
नसेल तर तो निव्वळ एक आकार आहे!
I'm really sorry to hear of this.
मला हे ऐकून खरंच वाईट वाटलं.
as fairly serious."
आहे असं मी म्हणेन."
you can have, not being alive.
अशी तब्येत आहे.
WITH MY BANKERS INSTRUCTIONS.
अधिकाऱ्यांच्या सूचनांचं
तुझं प्रेम
(हशा)
TRANSFER OF 3000 DOLLARS. ONE LOVE."
पाठवायची गरज पडेल. प्रेम."
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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