Betrayed By a Trusted Author: How One Writer Turned a Shocking Scam Into a Master Plan for Revenge
From: Fraud PRH
Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 1:41 PM
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–PRH Fraud Team
I reported several more “fellow authors” to the real authors’ publishers and yet, I felt unsatisfied. This scheme insulted my intelligence. Did they really think I’d believe that a best-selling writer wants a pen pal relationship with me? OK, in the interest of full disclosure, I do allow myself a one-nanosecond thrill each time a famous name pops up in my in-box. (Is it possible that this time, against all odds….) Then I regain my sanity and get to work. If I couldn’t stop the con artists, I could at least waste their time, piss them off, and maybe use some skills I learned back in the county jail. How far can I go before the con artists realize I’m conning them?
