I Paid a Fake “James Patterson” $20K—What Happened Next Will Shock You!
Ever wondered what it feels like to tango with a scammer who thinks he can actually be James Patterson? That’s right—the king of thriller and crime fiction, reduced to hawking fake deals at 4 a.m. from some dodgy Gmail account. It’s the stuff of twisted comedy, except for the poor writers who’ve been burned by these phony author impersonators, losing not just money but a sliver of their dreams. I’ve jousted with these shady characters before, but this time, I concocted a plan to lure one out into the light—to make the scammer squirm by inviting him to a face-to-face meet-up (spoiler: no plastic carrots are harmed). Is it petty revenge? Maybe. Is it proof that sometimes, just sometimes, two wrongs might just make a hilarious right? Absolutely. Pull up a chair, because exposing these literary frauds has never been this entertaining. LEARN MORE
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