I Paid a Fake “James Patterson” $20K—What Happened Next Will Shock You!
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James Patterson
Author | Thriller & Crime Fiction
Character-Driven Suspense | Psychological Thrillers
[I would need to stage my own scam carefully. My reply must suggest that we had already established a communication, and that I had agreed to his price. But that wouldn’t be difficult. For all this scammer knew, the con artist sitting at the next laptop might also be impersonating Patterson. (A few months ago, I got pitches from two scammers both pretending to be fantasy author Leigh Bardugo.) Then, I’d need to fabricate a reason to meet up. I peeked at the real author’s Amazon profile to see the city where he lived – it’s readily available public information – and Google gave me the name of an upscale restaurant in that vicinity for our faux rendezvous. I even got their menu just for an added touch of authenticity.]
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