Tag: Impersonation

Imposter Syndrome: The Rise of Impersonation Scams

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

How Scammers Are Using Amazon and Amazon Trademarks to Rip Writers Off

Guest Post: The Book Marketing Scam That Went the Extra Mile

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

Alert: Scammers Impersonating Video Streaming Services With Fake Job Offers

Scam Alert: Scammers Impersonating the Strand Bookstore

The “Mexican Film Director” Scam

Scam Alert: Scammers Impersonating Acorn TV

Beware Bait and Switch Scams

Impersonating Agents: A New Face For An Old Scam

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

Scam Alert: Silver Ink Literary Agency / Editors Press and Media / Global Review Press / Best Writers Publishing House

Alert: Scammer Page Turner Press and Media is Impersonating Major Motion Picture Studios

Scammers Taking Big 5 Publishers’ Names in Vain: A Growing Trend

Scam Alert: Chapters Media & Advertising / Paper Bytes Marketing Solutions / Blueprint Press Internationale / Quantum Discovery / Beyond Movies

Pique Literary: Unmasking a Fake Literary Agency

Disssecting a Scam: The Literary Scout Impersonator

Alert: Scammers Impersonating Major Publishing Houses

A New “Beware”: Scammers Impersonating Reputable Literary Agents

The Impersonation Game Redux

The Impersonation Game: Fake Agents

From the Philippines, Not With Love: A Plague of Publishing, Marketing, and Fake Literary Agency Scams

The Strange and Twisted Tale of Peter Senese, Serial Con Man

Return Of a Faker: Jane Dowary Agency

The Cruelest Hoax: Impersonating a Literary Agent