VIDEO: Comedian spends three years trolling online spammers

James Veitch, a British writer and comedian with seemingly infinite patience, has spent the past few years relentlessly replying to every spam email he has ever received.

Part troll, part teacher – today James gives comedy lectures on online safety and what really happens when you actually reply to phishing scams and phony "Nigerian diplomats". James recommends that you too try this at home:

  "The way I look at it, every minute I spend wasting a scammers time is one minute they aren't out there spamming people. The results have been hilarious."  

Next time you get a call about being in an "accident that wasn't your fault", play along. You never know, you might be in for a proper laugh. You can catch more of James' work on his website, or on his Twitter. His book, 'Dot Con: The art of spamming spammers' is available to buy from Amazon and is full of can't-miss investment opportunities and eligible Russian brides. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QdPW8JrYzQ