I Got Scammed by a Fake Book Club ON PURPOSE! – by Marsh Rose
These not-so-smart Nigerians pretended to be in Chicago, but they didn’t fool this author!!
Publishing Scams
EPISODE 50: Real Stories of Authors Who Saved Thousands After Contacting WritersWeekly About Potential Publishing Scams
In the past 7 days, we’ve saved authors who were about to get scammed $28K! In the past 2 years, we’ve saved authors $2.9 MILLION!!!
DON’T GET TRICKED! When Publishers Lure Authors in With DECEPTIVE Royalty Verbiage – by Angela Hoy, Publisher
We’ve made this common ploy, which bad publishers use to trick authors, easy to spot.
ANOTHER IMPERSONATION SCAM! WARNING about the FAKE BookEnds Literary Agency AND the FAKE WriteLux – by Stephen Bye
1 scammer pretending to be multiple people, and impersonating 2 legitimate companies!
“Book marketer ‘Lauren Foster’ asked me to wire money to somebody named Abdulkareem?”
Let’s count the red flags together! Remember to CONTACT ANGELA at WritersWeekly BEFORE sending money to ANYONE! She helps authors for FREE! 🙂
A Scammer Asked Us to Change Our Website Listing! And, Boy oh Boy, Are They Sorry Now!!! HA HA HA HA HA!
Stellar Books Publishing now regrets contacting WritersWeekly! What a bunch of IDIOTS!!!
NEVER Pay to Have Your Book Displayed at a Book Fair or Festival! EVER!!
Authors spend WAY too much money for “zero measurable sales or marketing impact!”
“I own a publication, and I was scammed out of $180 by a writer.”
How overseas crooks are scamming companies that hire writers (and other businesses, too!).
EXTREME WARNING ABOUT Beacon Chapter Circle / Calla Rowan
A fake name, a fake picture, a fake “financial assistant,” illegal impersonation, and SO MUCH MORE!
AUTHOR ALMOST LOST $50K!! We Saved an Author from a FAKE “Fox” Movie Deal, Which is Connected to a Known Publishing Scammer! By Angela Hoy and James M. Walsh, Esq.
A FAKE Fox Entertainment Executive, a FAKE WGA screenwriter, and a FAKE literary agent! Are all three the same person???