This is what happens when you reply to spam email | James Veitch

Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted 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, months-long exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

Comments

1. Come along with me on my STUPID FUCKING JOURNEY
2. He has pretty strong glasses, his eyes look huge!
3. did somebody say Gold?????????????
4. I wanna reply to the email when YouTube spams me with blah blah blah replied to ur comment blah blah blah subbed to u blah blah blah uploaded this video and random stuff (no offense)
5. Why is this a Ted talk. Anyone can email spammers. Slightly amusing but not clever or interesting and possibly fake.
6. This is stolen from a British comedian called Joe licet. Not funny when it's stollen!!!!!!
7. Amateur scambaiting
8. He should be the next Dr.Who.
9. guy: blinks
   crowd: LMFAO clapping
10. 3:55
    No, that isn't one word. It's three words.
11. Anyone else noticed that the title says "Spam Email" but they we're talking about Scam emails?
12. 11 million views and a standing ovation because a guy replied to some spam e-mails. Let that sink in.
13. Chaotic Good
14. why would you give this a dislike
15. Whose eating the M&M's, i am
16. Hahahahaha 😂😂😂 !! OMG, LoOOOove this guy .. 👍👍👍👑😘👏👏👏
17. This had me dying XD
18. come with me on my stupid fucking journey
19. No
20. Ah Ah! Ah em eh nijerien prins! If you give meh yor moneh ah will repeh you when ah em eh king! Ah em go-eeng to meet ohooroooo Kenyatta now, end when ah coom beck, ah will be eh king! Long live maliq and (keny)attah!