Delete This at Your Peril: One Man's Fearless Exchanges with the Internet Spammers - Hardcover

Neil Forsyth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845132866 ISBN 13: 9781845132866

Publisher: Aurum Press, 2007

Synopsis

"Genius! Highly entertaining and brilliantly deranged."—Maxim Spam is the plague of the electronic age, comprising 90% of all e-mails and illegally netting millions of dollars each year. Into this frustrating wave of directed marketing steps the brave figure of Bob Servant, a former window cleaner and cheeseburger magnate with a love of wine, women, and song—as well as a devious sense of fair play. In collusion with his "editor" Neil Forsyth, Bob gives spammers a taste of their own medicine. This wickedly funny and original book features the anarchic exchanges between Bob and the hapless spam merchants who unwittingly flood his inbox. As they offer him African fortunes, Russian brides, and get-rich-quick scams, he turns the tables by offering them some outlandish schemes of his own. Upping the ante with the skill of a seasoned pro, Bob demands legal asylum, shoulders to cry on, and gold lions that speak—and almost gets his way. The result is page after page of wacky and hilarious e-mail exchanges—and a cathartic release for anyone whose inbox has been deluged with unwanted e-mail. 22 b/w photographs.

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Servant has worked as a merchant sailor, among other occupations, but now describes himself as an "unemployed gigolo." He lives in Scotland.

Review:

Author Bob Servant found a new way to deal with spam....Servant's communiques may inspire you to come up with your own creative responses. -- --Wired

You'll find yourself laughing out loud as the spammer scrambles to meet Servant's increasingly ludicrous demands....Getting even never felt so good. -- --Zink

About this edition

• Publisher: Aurum Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845132866
• ISBN 13: 9781845132866
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160