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Meta Removes Legitimate Legal Ads from Facebook and Instagram, But Allows Scam Ads to Keep Running! – by James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on April 13, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, social media, writing scams

META IS RUNNING SCARED!

Scammers Impersonating Amazon are Charging Authors THOUSANDS to Get Their FAKE Amazon Accounts Back!

Published on April 8, 2026 amazon, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing scams

They can even steal your REAL Amazon KDP account right out from under you!

DON’T MISS THIS HILARIOUS ONE! Scammed By A “Fellow Author?” Don’t Get Mad, Get Even… – by Marsh Rose

Published on April 8, 2026 author scams, complaints, humor, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, writing career advice, writing scams

When I left my prison job, I never expected to find another population so cunning. Then, I became an author…

AUTHORS! AVOID Stellar Literary / StellarLiterary.com AND Wells Hamilton / WellsHamilton.com!

Published on March 26, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, movie rights scams, Print on demand, promoting your writing, writing scams

REPEAT AFTER US! Authors don’t pay for screenwriting services! Movie companies do!

How We Successfully Scambaited “Icky-Chuck-You” from Nigeria After He Got Furious and Cast Voodoo Spells on Angela!

Published on March 26, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing scams

You do NOT want to miss this one!!!!!

EPISODE 38: We Scambaited a Nigerian Scammer and HILARITY ENSUED!!!

Published on March 26, 2026 author scams, book marketing, complaints, writing scams

We even tried to pay him the $60 we offer for article submissions to WritersWeekly via PayPal. However, he insisted on being paid through a BANK TRANSFER!!

EPISODE 37: BEWARE! New FAKE “Services” Being Offered to Authors By Scammers

Published on March 21, 2026 author scams, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, editing, ghostwriting, legal, libel, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

They will even tell you that not buying some of these services could land you in jail!

Shameless Scammer Publishing Mojo is at it again!!!

Published on March 12, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing scams

REPEAT AFTER US: Authors don’t pay to print copies for bookstores to sell! Bookstores do!!!

“Angela, check out this fake email from Penguin Random House…”

Published on January 21, 2026 author, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, writing scams

Can you, too, spot the big red flag in under 5 seconds?

EXTREME ALERT about Spines.com, Normans Publishing, BooxAI, and Velon Book Publishing By James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on January 17, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, Trademarks, writing scams

Look how easy it was to connect the dots!