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1. forums.moneysavingexpert.com › book-club-scamBook Club Scam — MoneySavingExpert Forum

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   Aug 27, 2006 · Book Club Scam. ariba10 Posts: 5,432 Forumite. 27 August 2006 at 9:00PM. I returned off holidays at the begining of July to find a card among my mail saying that a delivery company had left a parcel for me in my front garden ninteen days earlier. ( My front garden is six foot by eighteen foot and fully paved with a two foot high wall seperating ...

2. www.which.co.uk › news › article5 email scams to watch out for right now - Which? News

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   Mar 6, 2024 · 3. MetaMask email scam. A scam email impersonating MetaMask. Interest in an email supposedly from cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask also spiked in recent days, according to Google Trends data. The email, titled ‘Immediate Action Required: Suspension Alert', tells you that you need to ‘update your wallet’ to comply with ‘global regulations’.

3. www.rd.com › article › scam-text-messages8 Scam Text Messages You Should Delete Immediately

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   Oct 8, 2024 · “Scam text messages often pretend to be reputable companies to steal your personal information,” says fraud expert Dawn Sarno, director of the AVANT Lab at Clemson University.

4. www.which.co.uk › news › articleThe 4 most convincing scams we’ve seen in 2023, so far - Which?

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   Jul 4, 2023 · 2. Beware pig butchering. Victims are wooed romantically before being offered fake investments. This horrible hybrid of romance and investment scams called ‘pig butchering’ by scammers. That's because fraudsters ‘fatten up’ the victim with loving words before executing the investment part of the scam.

5. authorsguild.org › resource › publishing-scam-alertsPublishing Scam Alerts - The Authors Guild

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   Oct 15, 2024 · Scammers Impersonating Hachette Book Group. October 15, 2024: Since our warning on October 20, 2023, authors continue to report being targeted by a scam impersonating Hachette Book Group. The scammers send authors unsolicited emails claiming to have discovered their work on Amazon and offering a “unique opportunity for traditional publishing.”

6. blog.reedsy.com › scams-and-publishing-companiesBook Publishers to Avoid: How to Dodge Shady Author Scams

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   Aug 21, 2019 · 2. 'Literary agents' promising book deals. Another kind of scam you might be dealing with is an agent scam. If a literary agent unsolicitedly contacts you to offer you a book deal with a publisher or asks you to pay a reading fee, your spidey sense should be tingling pretty hard.

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   Are authors being targeted by a 'Anderson Literary Agency' scam?

   • August 2, 2024: Authors are being targeted by a sophisticated scam impersonating reputable literary agencies. The scammers, posing as “Anderson Literary Agency” or “Anderson Literary Management,” are sending emails promising large book deals and film adaptations.

   Publishing Scam Alerts - The Authors Guild

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   Is this a scam message from the Authors Guild?

   • The message was signed by a “Trevor Anderson, Senior Literary Consultant” at “Authors Guild Literary Management,” with an email address and website not affiliated with the Authors Guild. This message is fraudulent. The Authors Guild does not have a “Book Acquisition Team,” nor would we ever use this type of language or approach.

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   Is a book review a scam?

   • If someone claiming to be a popular author offers to read or review your book for a fee, it’s almost certainly a scam. We also recommend that authors with large followings search for and report fake social media accounts.

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   Was Hachette Book Group a scam?

   • It wasn’t until one of the author’s associates reached out to someone at Basic Books that a lawyer for Hachette Book Group confirmed that there was no such contract issued by them and the situation was a scam.

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   Do literary agencies solicit authors?

   • Legitimate literary agencies and publishers do not solicit authors in this manner. September 6, 2024: Authors continue to report various impersonation scams, including fake offers from bad actors claiming to be literary agents, publishers, bookstores, and production companies.

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   Is Amazon Publishing a scam?

   • April 10, 2023: We’ve recently been alerted to a publishing scam claiming to be affiliated with Amazon Publishing, using the domain name amazonpublishingoffice.com. We have alerted Amazon to this use of their trademarks, and as of this week, access to the website has a warning notice saying “Dangerous Website Blocked.”

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8. winningwriters.com › the-best-free-literaryContests and Services to Avoid - Winning Writers

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   Winning prizes from these organizations will add little to your resume, and may even make you look amateurish to publishers and other poets. 10KCASH Contest. America Library of Poetry. The Amherst Society. Appelley Publishing. The Brightest Arena (Words Aglow) Cader Publishing. Circle of Poets. Eber & Wein.