Fake film deals and emails from top agents: who is behind the explosion in literary scams?
According to The Guardian Africa, The Guardian UK and The Guardian Business, writers are being bombarded daily with invitations from fake book groups and offers to publicise their work. The reports describe aspiring authors as a soft touch for the scamming industry. The piece first appeared in the Dial and includes an email opening with "Hello Professor Snigdha Poonam." The excerpts supplied are short and the story is marked as developing, so the sources do not give further detail on who is behind the scams or how widespread they are. All three outlets carry the same excerpt, and none of the supplied text shows a disagreement between them. Summary from 3 sources
Summary from 3 sources The Guardian Business first
