If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam

Army of Bots: Deeper Into the Vortex of Nigerian Marketing Scams

Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams

Return of the Nigerian Prince: A New Twist on Book Marketing Scams

Two to Avoid: Book Order Scams and Fake Reviews

Guest Post: My Twenty-Four Hour Dream

A New Scam to Watch For: “Pre-Paid” Agent Commissions

USA Pen Press: The Ghostwriting Scam of a Thousand Websites

Best of Writer Beware: 2024 in Review

Karma’s a Bitch: The Law Catches Up With PageTurner Press and Media

A Quick Pre-Holiday Warning for Authors: Guard Your Credit

Failing the Reality Check: Independent Literary Recognition Guild and Acquisition Database

Dogging the Watchdog Redux: Someone Else is Impersonating Writer Beware

Some Rare Accountability for a Fake Literary Agency Operation

The Latest Fake Literary Agencies

The Latest Impersonation Scams

From Motionflick Studios to Snow Day Film: The Evolution of a Book-to-Film Scam

Guest Post: How a Book Really Becomes a Movie

The Scam of “Book Licensing”

The Impersonation List

The Scam of Book Returns Insurance

Peak Fake: A Scam Website Impersonating Macmillan Publishers

Imposter Syndrome: The Rise of Impersonation Scams

Vanity Radio and TV: Think Twice Before Paying for Interviews

Cautions: Babelcube, Barnes & Noble Book Order Scams, Audiobook Order Scam (Featuring a Fake Non-Profit)

Anatomy of a Fake Film Company Scam: The Greendot Films / Better Bound House

Dogging the Watchdog: In Which a Scammer Tries to Troll Me

Anatomy of a Fake Literary Agency Scam: Acquisitions NY / Bennett Media & Marketing

One Week, Two Fakes: American Booksellers Federation and The Acquisitions Guild

Scam Alert: Scammers Impersonating the Strand Bookstore

The “Mexican Film Director” Scam

Why You Might Not Want to Use Wire Transfer or Payment Apps to Pay For Publishing Services

How to (Maybe) Get Out of Your Contract When Your Scam Re-Publisher Ghosts You

Impersonating Agents: A New Face For An Old Scam

Junk Book Marketing: Book Fair “Representation”

Another Fake Agency Referral Scam: Harper Literary / Bantam Wings

How to Spot a Ghostwriting Scam

A Pay to Play Bookstore Scheme: The Reading Glass Books

Another Reason to Just Say No to That Offer to Re-Publish Your Self-Pubbed Book

Scam Alert: TransMedia Agency / New Leaf Media LLC Impersonating Major Film Producers