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Am I Being Scammed?

 
 
Reply Fri 8 Nov, 2024 11:55 pm
A writer on X Twitter has taken an intense interest in helping me to make my book successful. She may be legit, since I told her I don't have money and yet she persists. She claims she and her agent can help reformat the pages and make improvements. She just asked me about emails and I don't know if I should go that far or block her.
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cherrie
 
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Reply Sat 9 Nov, 2024 12:48 am
@edgarblythe,
Trust your instincts. If you feel like there's something wrong here then there probably is.
glitterbag
 
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Reply Sat 9 Nov, 2024 01:16 am
@cherrie,
Edgar, please dump her.....it doesn't sound very good to me.
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Ragman
 
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Reply Sat 9 Nov, 2024 11:53 am
Altruism? I think it went out with high-button shoes. If it were me, I’d be wary.
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 9 Nov, 2024 01:52 pm
@Ragman,
She didn't take the time to get acquainted. It's unnerving how quickly her "agent" was able to delve into the content of my book without buying a copy. I've procrastinated but now I plan to block her.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 9 Nov, 2024 02:02 pm
I did block her. Part of me is protesting but it had to be done just to remove the uncertainty.
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hightor
 
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Reply Sat 9 Nov, 2024 02:28 pm
@edgarblythe,
If it sounds too good to be true, it almost certainly is a scam.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 9 Nov, 2024 04:28 pm
I can't figure what they could have done to me but we don't know each other well enough to share personal information.
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roger
 
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Reply Sat 9 Nov, 2024 07:24 pm
@edgarblythe,
I would also be concerned about what "make improvements" means. Sounds kind of vague, to me.
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 9 Nov, 2024 07:45 pm
@roger,
I took it to mean professional editing, since I edited it all by myself.
glitterbag
 
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Reply Sun 10 Nov, 2024 01:23 am
@edgarblythe,
They will offer to improve your writing for maybe 20$, or 200$, or 2,000$ and every time you 'let' them help you they will charge you again. They will offer fake endorsements from other authors and explain how they put Steven King on top of the world. I have a friend (from work) who has written 3 books in the last five years....one was about his daughter's battle with colon cancer, and the other two are based upon sites he was assigned to during the VietNam war (but the sites were in Eastern Europe). Not everybody worked VietNam, but a lot did......there were other dangerous areas that our Government keep track of.

I'll ask my friend how he supports his books, his wife broke her hip about 2 weeks ago so they are mostly working on her rehab right now. I know he has taken his books to various sites that retired military tourists like to go.......I'll see if he has any ideas to share. Sadly, today around 1 PM we have to go to the funeral of a dear friend from work, this funeral is breaking my heart. She died at age 78 but her husband is 87 and will be living alone after this, He's going to need a lot of help. I'll get back to you probably Mon or Tues.
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sun 10 Nov, 2024 09:31 am
@glitterbag,
I just don't understand what they could have expected to gain from me. I never would have agreed to even a penny, as I told them in the beginning.
Region Philbis
 
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Reply Sun 10 Nov, 2024 10:17 am
@edgarblythe,

maybe you didn't give them the chance to make you an offer you couldn't refuse...
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sun 10 Nov, 2024 10:56 am
@Region Philbis,
At least I didn't wake up with a horse head on my bed.
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hightor
 
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Reply Sun 10 Nov, 2024 12:12 pm
@edgarblythe,
Quote:
I just don't understand what they could have expected to gain from me.

If nothing else there's always some variation of the fake check scam.
edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sun 10 Nov, 2024 02:54 pm
@hightor,
After they hacked my book and then she asked about emails I got scared and blocked her.
roger
 
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Reply Sun 10 Nov, 2024 03:15 pm
@edgarblythe,
Good!
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