Inside the Shocking Rise of “Celebrity Author” Scammers Deceiving the Literary World
But, no! It’s not a celebrity author. It’s some guy, with a name you can’t pronounce, sitting in a call center or a basement somewhere overseas. The international crime cartel just keeps coming up with more and more ways to scam authors!
Remember, if anybody contacts you unsolicited, assume it’s a scam because, nowadays, it ALWAYS is.
You MUST read these:
That first article explains how they lure victims into being trafficked by posting fake “help wanted” ads. The person goes for an “interview,” and disappears. Incidentally, I received four texts in a row today from “job recruiters.” I didn’t follow up, of course. But, I did report them all.
