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Some of these scammers do publish a handful of books to make themselves look legit on Amazon. Don’t fall for that, either. They may even tell you those books were previously bestsellers. Again, they’re lying.
If they are offering editing or cover design, ask for a list of published books that they worked on. Go find the books on Amazon, and read the excerpt. Look for errors. But, also look at the “publisher” name on Amazon. Is it that company’s name? If so, reach out to the author online. In more cases than not, you’ll not be able to find the author because it’s a fake book! And, in more cases than not, you’ll find a different company name next to “publisher” on Amazon. That means the scam operation stole those book covers, and is pretending they published those books.
