@cidney.mayes: 🚨 Indie authors: Watch out for this email scam! 🚨 If you’ve received a similar email, stop and verify before you get reeled in like I almost did. Scammers are getting smarter, and authors are a growing target. In this video, I break down the red flags I spotted and how you can protect your books, your money, and your time. Have you received a suspicious author-related email? Share your experience in the comments! Even if this game felt obvious to you, it might not be for somebody else! #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity #SelfPublishing #AuthorLife #authorscam

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Mignely | Author 📚 :

Thank you for the information.

2026-07-12 14:29:42

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MT :

this failed turnitin, try AcousticText guys

2026-07-12 18:42:02

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Onwe Arinze Thriller :

Book clubs in my country will certainly ask to get paid or get free books. I avoid them.

2026-07-11 22:55:18

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Kovitzreads :

Money is the red flag

2026-06-23 03:53:00

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Paul Writes Something 📚🖋 :

As a person that actually runs a virtual book club. This all sounds horrible and sucks because it makes it harder to get authors to pop in

2026-06-23 03:07:07

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Arlowe Black Author :

This happened to me. I felt so stupid. I had no idea how to promote my book as an anonymous first time author and I got a lot of emails for “book club features”. It is so disheartening when you actually send them money when you have a zero budget to work with anyway. I don’t trust easily anymore. Still struggling to get my book out there, but not giving up

2026-06-23 15:44:15

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jordanstandridgeauthor :

I never let it go beyond 2 emails. You can tell by asking questions, reading between the lines, the email address, etc. That being said, some are harder to confirm. But the first red flag is the easiest: Literary agents do not contact you. Leaders of book clubs rarely,if ever, contact you. Publishing companies do not contact you. If you did not make the initial contact, it’s a scam. I’ve had some contacts that used actual names of real agents at a legitimate company… It didn’t take much effort to see the scam. They feed on our dreams. Don’t let them take them away.

2026-06-23 01:47:07

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Katie 📚 :

this is the second time I'm hearing about this scam, ridiculous!!

2026-06-22 15:56:02

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witnylit :

Thanks for the advice 👍

2026-07-06 02:48:28

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Sisterhood Sleuths :

Wow, thanks for sharing

2026-07-03 06:51:38

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kidzwriter :

I have had offers like that on my Facebook author account, but I did not do it as I can't really tell the difference. Thanks for the advice. what I don't understand is when they ad me to send them my post. Can't they just share it? Seems weird to me to respond with "send me this post"

2026-06-24 00:33:58

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Nan the Author :

I had someone try to use this scam on me! Fortunately, I didn’t get scammed

2026-06-28 23:36:34

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Asha York | Writer :

thank you for this advice. we should look out for each other 🥰

2026-06-25 08:30:01

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Peter D Tutty, Author :

At this point, I feel like every message i get to promote me is a scam. Every. Single. One.

2026-06-28 01:24:09

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Film 14 | Book Trailer Makers :

This is such an important heads up. Scammers love preying on how badly indie authors want that big break, which is exactly what makes warnings like this so valuable. Spreading awareness protects the whole community.

2026-06-24 18:30:41

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abby rose tyler🌹author :

That’s so scary😣 us indie authors are never safe

2026-06-23 23:15:34

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Marien Evans :

no way !!!

2026-07-06 06:54:21

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Author - Helen Frampton 📚 :

Thanks for sharing 🤗

2026-06-23 04:26:14

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Lexie_August :

Thank you for sharing.

2026-06-24 03:17:06

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RhondaK54 :

That is so scary. Glad you didn’t fall for the scam!!!!

2026-06-22 18:24:15

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InkBreaker :

Thank you for sharing!! Glad you avoided the scam!

2026-06-22 21:42:47

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Aliya White 🇦🇺 :

This advice is so valuable. I’m about halfway with writing my first book and I would never have known about some of the scams I’ve been hearing since diving deeper into booktok! Thank you so much for the advice!

2026-06-25 21:37:08

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LivConstantine :

Thanks for these

2026-07-02 12:33:07

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Jackie Bateman | Author :

I got an email from ‘Salman Rushdie’ hahaha

2026-06-23 18:31:05

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Author M. G. Claybrook :

yeah I get dozens of those a day

2026-06-22 15:51:47

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