James Veitch This is what happens when you reply to Spam emails ( TED) 42 M views

Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamondencrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply Follow along as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious, weekslong exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal. This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page. ABOUT THE SPEAKER James Veitch Comedian and writer 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.