Exposed: The Sinister Impersonation Scam Behind BookEnds Literary Agency and WriteLux – What Every Writer Must Know Now!
EDITOR’S NOTE: Two people using the same email address? Another red flag!
I sent the entire email thread between me and the agent to Stephanie, along with my website link. She acknowledged a prior relationship with the agent and BookEnds. After I sent the book PDF, she quickly responded in articulate detail about its potential and thoroughly outlined her services and timing. She proposed an editorial fee of 3 cents/word (discounted from 5 cents/word due to the BookEnds relationship).
After clarifying the number of words and the proposed fee of approximately $3,000, she sent a 6-page contract, which appeared acceptable. It also included wiring instructions for a deposit of 60% of the total fee to the account manager’s account at a large Oklahoma based bank, whose routing number checked out. Knowing my bank requires a company name, address and phone # for wire verification, I requested that information. Stephanie responded as follows:
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