Tag: Impersonation

Book Festival Scams, Interview Fakes: Two New AI-Driven Impersonation Scams to Avoid

Watch Out For This Scam Impersonating Editors at Major Publishing Houses

Not Simon & Schuster: Deconstructing an Impersonation Scam

Two New Impersonation Scams to Watch For

Best of Writer Beware: 2025 in Review

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

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

Guest Post: My Twenty-Four Hour Dream

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

Cheap Promo is No Bargain: The Promo Website Empire of Alwin Gnanaraj

Best of Writer Beware: 2024 in Review

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

Dogging the Watchdog Redux: Someone Else is Impersonating Writer Beware

Wolves in Authors’ Clothing: Beware Social Media Marketing Scams

The Latest Fake Literary Agencies

The Latest Impersonation Scams

Alert: A Scammer is Impersonating the Alliance of Independent Authors

The Scam of “Book Licensing”

The Impersonation List

Peak Fake: A Scam Website Impersonating Macmillan Publishers

Best of Writer Beware: 2023 in Review

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 / Aspire Publishing Hub / 20/Twenty Literary Group

Pique Literary: Unmasking a Fake Literary Agency