A long, vertical screenshot of a direct message conversation between a user and a potential scammer posing as a fellow author. The scammer uses vague, generic praise and eventually pressures the user to "implement a sales funnel" to gain visibility. The user responds with humorous, sci-fi-themed "baiting," claiming they use funnels to transport "green men from Mars." The conversation ends with the user jokingly asking for funding for their interplanetary project, to which the scammer declines with a laughing emoji and saying: "I’ll cheer from Earth for now my investment portfolio doesn’t currently cover interplanetary funnels 😄" The user responds with: "So you're only interested in funnels for sending money from other people's pockets to yours? 😛"
Scammer: "You need a sales funnel for your books."
Me: "I have funnels! I use them to transport green rice from Mars." 🪐
I love the smell of scam-bait in the morning!
Seeing an "author" scammer realize they won’t get my money (or my brain cells) is the best part of my day. #ScamBait #WritingLife