What Really Happens When Your Kids’ Friends Take Over the House? You Won’t Believe the Stories!
2. “Famous authors” contacting unknown authors through Facebook and other venues (after seeing that author post a question to an online group), complimenting the author on their book, and then offering to help them promote their book…for a fee, of course. Of course, they are overseas scammers using famous authors’ names.
3. Countless scammers jumping on messages in writing groups on Facebook and other venues, complimenting the author (or pretending to be excited about their book), and telling the author to PM (private message) them so they can discuss the author’s book. One of those who I called a scammer on Facebook last night PM’d me, furious that I called her a scammer. She’s in Nigeria and I’m pretty sure “she” is a dude.
