“Unmasking the Truth: Is Facebook Turning a Blind Eye While Scam Publishers Cash In on Your Trust?”
That is the first and last email (dated 1/14/2025) Angela received from them.
Given the recent 44-million-dollar Philippine publishing scam, I’d like to believe that Meta Platforms, Inc. would start to recognize that it has a serious credibility problem, and a repugnant infestation. Facebook is beyond compromised by virulent, predatory publishing (and other!) scams. It is deluged by these relentless and unscrupulous cretins. Enter the doppelganger variant.
Foreign and domestic publishing predators are beyond aggressive. Deception is their game. When a Facebook page or a website domain gets knocked down, predators simply make a slight alteration in their name or website URL, put up a new website, and register under a new name with Facebook. Foreign page managers even compete to steal the goodwill and trademarks of venerated publishing icons. The assault on the LEGITIMATE powerhouse Macmillan Publishers is an example:
