“Unmasking the Truth: Is Facebook Turning a Blind Eye While Scam Publishers Cash In on Your Trust?”
It goes without saying that Amazon.com, Inc. is probably the most infringed upon trademark by the publishing predators. Aspiring authors become bleary-eyed trying to discern which Facebook Pages are legitimate and, unfortunately, almost all of the publishing company ads that are popping up in my and Angela’s Facebook feeds right now are scammers. They all have the same look/feel, they have similar syntax errors, their websites have the same basic design, and more.
While the Federal Trade Commission and FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have sites to lodge complaints for Internet fraud, the sites are not user friendly, and are onerous, and cumbersome.
