Unmasking Deception: How a Literary Scam Nearly Fooled Me – A Harrowing Inbox Encounter
Could you share what strategies you’ve implemented so far to help promote the book and connect with more readers?
Your insight will really help me see how we might best support you moving forward.
Warm regards,
[E.]
[E. B.]
Literary Agent
[name withheld] Literary Agency
On behalf of the [name withheld] team
London, United Kingdom
[www.[namewithheld]literaryagency.com]
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How to protect yourself from impostors posing as literary agents.
Thanks to the poorly disguised email address, fake E. B.’s email was an easy catch, but some phony agents are creating very authentic-looking email domains using variations of the agency’s name. These schemes all have the same goal: defrauding writers of their money. So-called marketers rely on authors overlooking such discrepancies in their eagerness to get their work seen.
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