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5 dni temu · Scams are an unfortunate reality in the publishing world. To help you stay alert to new entities seeking to defraud authors, we include scam alerts in our newsletter, which you can sign up for here. (If you’re an Authors Guild member, you receive our newsletter automatically.)
5 wrz 2021 · Publishing scammers join Facebook groups for grieving spouses, disabled people, caretakers of children with disabilities, etc. and they present them with the “opportunity” to submit a creative nonfiction piece to an anthology.
14 lip 2020 · The individuals behind the scam likely accessed the submission confirmation and account creation emails and used those as the basis for the scam. Below are some key components you can use to potentially identify fraudulent activity: 1. Practice the Pause: We understand the desire to publish your research quickly.
Summary: If you've received a breach notification letter you rightly have many questions. Consider this your go-to guide for understanding your letter, what kind of data breach you've been compromised by, and what to do now to protect yourself.
6 kwi 2023 · This page contains an overview of common publishing scams and rules to keep in mind when evaluating whether a potential offer is a scam. You can also read a frequently-updated list of publishing scam alerts here.
24 sty 2022 · Perhaps the ghostscam claims a US, UK, or Canadian address, but its website is littered with English-language errors. Why would a company based in an English-speaking country have such trouble producing clean, grammatical text? (And why would you want a group like that to write or edit your book?)
19 lut 2021 · Anything you were previously in charge of online, a cybercriminal may now be in charge of. Worrying, to say the least. Scholarly publishing is an industry that is as vulnerable to phishing as any other. So below, we offer some guidance and what to look out for!
