Exposed: How a Fellow Author’s Shady Scam Turned into the Ultimate Payback – You Won’t Believe What Happened Next!
Usually, the “agent,” “book marketer” and the fake author are the same person. In this case, the real Per Petterson had probably never heard of me. He has now. I reported the ruse to the fraud department at Penguin Random House, his publisher, and they replied.
From: Fraud PRH
Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 1:41 PM
Thank you for reaching out about this scam. We encourage you to report and block the bad actor’s email address. For our own records and investigation, could you please provide more information regarding how the bad actor initially contacted you and what email address they are using?
