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Dot Con: The Art Of Sacmming a Scammer | James Veitch
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Dot Con is the story of what happened when James Veitch decided to play the scammers at their own game, providing a hilarious showcase of the conversations he orchestrates with online imposters. Naturally, James replies with an offer of help, ready to wire money by Western Union (it's alwaysWestern Union) safely and securely, but not before the recipient has given something in return. Whether it s his long-lost love recounting tales of their favourite moment together, or the business man providing a quote for James' new book, it s amazing to see how easy it can be to scam the scam artists.
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EclecticBookLover
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This waa a fun book. I've never seen any of James Veitch's videos, but I look forward to his stand up routine when it airs on HBO Max. Great premise--what if someone actually responded to all those scam emails we receive.

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4/5

If you've watched videos of Jamea Veitch on YouTube about his escapades with email scammers, you already have a good idea of how this book is going to go. It's a collection of email transcripts of his conversations with scammers that get progressively more absurd as they go on. I enjoyed it, and even laughed out loud a few times.

Some of my favorite chapters were The Snail Farm, Safety First , and the Coda.

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rachelsbrittain Okay maybe gonna have to read this one 4y
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sebrittainclark
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1. Dot Con by James Veitch and Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross

2. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman or Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

3. We had a board game night with some friends and had a super good time

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Grimlock
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I was laughing out loud while I read all of this. Hilarious to see scammers get a taste of their own medicine. I only wish there were more books out like this.