James Veitch: This is what happens when you reply to spam email
Džejms Vič (James Veitch): Evo šta se dešava kada odgovorite na spam imejl
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,
ali završio je u mom sandučetu,
called Solomon Odonkoh.
I want to share with you, Solomon."
koji želim da podelim sa tobom. Solomon."
on the delete button, right?
ka tasteru za brisanje.
I thought, I could just delete this.
Pomislio sam, obrisaću ga.
we've all always wanted to do.
da smo svi oduvek želeli da uradimo.
tvoj mejl me je zainteresovao."
Your email intrigues me."
We shall be shipping Gold to you."
poslaćemo ti Zlato."
of any gold you distributes."
koje distribuira."
with a professional.
sa profesionalcem.
with smaller quantity," --
sa manjom količinom" -
going to do it, let's go big.
ako ćemo da radimo, idemo na veliko.
How much gold do you have?"
Koliko zlata imaš?"
of how much gold I have,
da izađeš s tim na kraj.
your capability of handling.
as trial shipment."
probne pošiljke."
at least a metric ton."
executive bank manager."
investicione banke."
I've shipped bullion, my friend,
ogromnim količinama, prijatelju,
via the postal service,
to convince my company
da ubedim moju kompaniju
with you on this one.
potpuno se slažem s tobom.
to take into the board meeting.
koju ćeš predstaviti svom odboru.
any statisticians in the house,
you'll find a helpful chart.
grafikon koji će ti pomoći.
run the numbers.
je radio proračune.
as much gold as possible."
što više zlata je moguće."
to tug your heartstrings,
da vas uhvate na emocije,
if the deal goes well,
ako dogovor dobro prođe,
a very good commission as well."
What are you going to spend your cut on?"
Na šta ćeš potrošiti svoj deo?"
what about you?"
30 different varieties.
and you can dip them.
i da ih umačeš.
my golden nugget, bonsoir."
moj zlatniče, laku noć."
this had been going for, like, weeks,
ovo je trajalo nedeljama,
najbolje nedelje mog života,
weeks of my life,
do you want to come for a drink?"
hoćeš da izađeš na piće?"
an email about some gold."
očekujem mejl o nekom zlatu."
to knock it on the head.
to a ridiculous conclusion.
besmislenu završnicu.
I'm concerned about security.
ja se brinem za bezbednost.
coming up with this code
celu noć smišljajući ove šifre
in all further correspondence:
u narednoj korespondenciji:
Claim: Peanut M&Ms.
Potvrda: M&M sa kikirikijem.
they use, right?
in all further correspondence."
u narednoj komunikaciji."
I thought, I've gone too far.
Mislio sam da sam preterao.
So I had to backpedal a little.
Pa sam morao da se vratim unazad.
je l' dogovor još uvek važi?
and I am trying to blah blah blah ..."
bla bla bla..."
moraš da koristiš šifre!"
I've ever received.
koji sam ikad dobio.
turned up in my inbox.
u mom inboksu.
for the Gummy Bear --
za gumenog medu -
Fizzy Cola Bottle Jelly Beans
žele bombone flaše gazirane kole
as much time as could
što je više moguće vremena
scam emails as I could?
prevarantskih imejlova?
replying to scam emails.
da odgovarate na te mejlove.
who do mean things to scammers.
rade zle stvari.
they're spending with me
koje provedu sa mnom,
scamming vulnerable adults
varajući osetljive odrasle ljude
and I highly recommend you do --
a srdačno vam preporučujem -
and it was a nightmare.
i bila je to noćna mora.
and have a thousand emails
was a legitimate response --
any day is a good day
svaki je dobar,
that begins like this:
THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT."
BIVŠEG PREDSEDNIKA JUŽNOAFRIČKE REP."
OUT OF THE COUNTRY
IZ ZEMLJE
NELSON MANDELA'S HEALTH CONDITION."
MOG MUŽA NELSONA MENDELE."
this is a letter of authorization.
to je pismo ovlašćenja.
written on it, it's just a shape!
to je samo oblik!
I'm really sorry to hear of this.
stvarno mi je žao što to čujem.
as fairly serious."
kao prilično ozbiljno."
you can have, not being alive.
koje može da vas zadesi -
WITH MY BANKERS INSTRUCTIONS.
PO INSTRUKCIJAMA MOG BANKARA.
NO WOMAN, NO CRY."
TRANSFER OF 3000 DOLLARS. ONE LOVE."
OD 3.000 DOLARA. 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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