I’m seeing a ton of publishing industry scam emails landing in inboxes, including my own. So, here’s what’s happening. It’s gonna land in your inbox. It’s gonna sound super flattering. “I read your book. It was amazing. I’m gonna help you get featured on podcasts, major media, book clubs. I’m gonna get you a literary agent.
We’re gonna make it into a movie.” It all sounds too good to be true because it is. So, what’s happening is they’re using AI to scrape the description of your book, ma- rewrite it, make it sound like they read your book, and they’re grabbing your email address off your website or LinkedIn or something like that.
So, here’s what you do. Do not engage with these people. Don’t reply, don’t start a conversation, and definitely don’t send them money. One clue is often that the email address is a Gmail account or some weird domain. So even if it sounds like it’s a legitimate organization or it’s representing a legitimate organization, there’s someone out there impersonating me saying, “We want to feature your book at the NonFiction Writers Conference.”
We don’t do that. So, check the domain and when in doubt, don’t reply. Just hit delete, save your money, and stay safe out there.
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