How One Author Outsmarted a Ruthless Scam Thanks to PayPal’s Hidden Safety Features!
Terrance
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Hi Terrance,
It’s a very common scam. See:
A NEW WAVE OF SCAM EMAILS IS TARGETING AUTHORS! “My book club wants to review your book!!”
The emails are full of flowery compliments about the author’s book and all of that was written by AI. The scammer knows NOTHING about your book.
The changing email addresses were indeed a red flag. That means others were reporting them as scammers and they kept needing to set up new email accounts. Good for you for doing your homework!
These fake “book clubs” charge authors by telling them to “tip” the book club members. Of course, all of the money goes to the scammer directly. He says he’ll distribute the money to his members. But, he won’t because there ARE NO MEMBERS.
