Screenshot of a scam email purporting to be from 'The Booozy Bronx Book Club'
Message received via my website, which had one visitor at 1.30am this morning, and they weren't from the Bronx.
They were in Nigeria, where most of these scams seem to originate.
Can't help feeling they missed a trick by not calling their fake frontperson Aileen Emailio.
#BookScam
Unfortunately, here’s a third list today of book marketing scammers sending emails to your inbox:
Anne Harkins (booksirens.anne@gmail.com)
Olivia Wylie (otter_child@yahoo.com)
#bookscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #author #booksky
Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are on the uptick. Here’s the latest list of scammers:
Book to Film (Invitation to Feature Your Book)
Olivia Myers/Wylie (otter_child@yahoo.com)
#bookscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #booksky
Unfortunately, here’s a second list today of book marketing scammers sending emails to your inbox.
Tommy Miracle9 tommymiracle727@gmail.com
Cristina Parker cristina@hi.atlaspublishinggroup.com
#bookscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky
This article is 6 months old but the problem is worse than ever: Book Marketing Scams buff.ly/4c2f3i3 #bookscam #bookmarketingscam #scammers #authorscams
Image is a screenshot of an email which reads: Dear Kevin, My name is Oprah Winfrey, founder of Oprah’s Book Club. I’m writing to you personally with news I believe you’ll value as a storyteller who blends humour, magic, and emotional truth. Your book, Grayson’s Magical Mishaps, has been selected by readers in our community as a potential Oprah’s Book Club pick. This recognition comes directly from engaged readers who actively read, reflect, and share the books that delight them while also touching something deeper. In our discussions, your work stood out for its wit, warmth, and the conversations it inspired about self-acceptance, young love, and learning how to own who you are, even when things don’t go according to plan. Readers especially responded to the way magic becomes a metaphor for growing up: the misfires, the fear of being exposed, and the realization that courage and honesty matter just as much as power. I’d be glad to share more about what this selection involves, how the process works, and the next steps. If you’re open to continuing the conversation, simply reply Next steps. Warm regards, Oprah Winfrey Founder, Oprah’s Book Club
A lot of #authors are getting scam emails like this, but this is the first time I've seen someone pretending to be #Oprah.
If I was lucky enough to be considered for Oprah's Book Club, this wouldn't be the work she'd consider.
#writinglife #authorlife #books #bookscam #author #scam
New-to-me #bookscam. What the $%@# is a "visibility snapshot" & why would I need this gobbledygook generated from my publisher's description of a book I wrote myself from my own actual brain & hand? This from an address that doesn't even pretend to be a real business... 🙄
Someone save us all.
Please be aware, likely scam via Webdelico on Amazon. Sent me a book COD (not requested duplicate order) Refusing to refund stating issue is with UPS and I have to resolve it with UPS. #scam #bookscam #webdelico #amazon
