Not Getting There—Spammer Style

For a con artist, the old-fashioned pursuit of lucre could be a life-changing event...especially if it involves messages from an old flame and a sprinkling of Tuscany-inspired love poems.

If you’re someplace where you can let out a guffaw or two, check out this email interchange between a would-be conner and UK-based theater writer/director James Veitch. This con artist missed a few of the key rules of the trade (yes, there are rules of the trade), including the concept of a quick exit. I can’t remember the last time I got three full-throated cackles out of a New York Times piece.

[Photo courtesy of DitB]