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13 sie 2020 · Scammers–the same Philippines-based Author Solutions copycats that I’ve featured numerous times in this blog (also see the long, long list in the sidebar)–are impersonating reputable literary agents and agencies in order to bamboozle writers into buying worthless “services.” Here are the misused names I’ve documented so far; the ...
16 sie 2019 · I’ve written dozens of posts about these scams and their fraudulent operations, especially their brazen (yet curiously shoddy) efforts to impersonate reputable agents, publishers, and film producers.
Below is Writer Beware’s most up-to-date list of names and email addresses used by the many publishing/marketing/fake literary agency/impersonation scams operating mostly out of the Philippines, and to a lesser degree India and Pakistan, despite their US/Canadian/UK addresses and phone numbers.
1 lis 2024 · August 2, 2024: Authors are being targeted by a sophisticated scam impersonating reputable literary agencies. The scammers, posing as “Anderson Literary Agency” or “Anderson Literary Management,” are sending emails promising large book deals and film adaptations.
15 gru 2023 · “We have received reports that individuals impersonating HarperCollins staff or claiming to be literary agents are targeting authors with false book acquisition offers. These individuals request that the author pay them or provide sensitive financial information in exchange for literary services or to facilitate a publishing agreement.
Total scam. See task scams on r/scams. They suck you in with easy tasks that appear to be easy money but then require you to pay more money as the tasks go on. You will never win.
After that they had like 5,000 postings on all the sites it was so annoying trying to sift through their crap to find actual job postings. It took me four months to find real employment. EDIT: I think it goes without saying, but I put stars instead of a violent word. I am not actually contemplating a crime.
