Fake film deals and emails from top agents: who is behind the explosion in literary scams?
The Guardian Business's headline. Reported by The Guardian Business, The Guardian Africa, The Guardian UK.
What the sources say, in brief
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.
Key points
- The Guardian Africa reports writers are being bombarded daily with invitations from fake book groups.
- The Guardian UK reports that offers to publicise writers' work are also reaching authors.
- The Guardian Business reports that aspiring authors can be a soft touch for the scamming industry.
- The piece first appeared in the Dial, according to the Guardian excerpts supplied.
What we know
- Writers are being bombarded daily with invitations from fake book groups, according to The Guardian Africa, The Guardian UK and The Guardian Business.
- Offers to publicise work are part of the approach, according to the same three outlets.
- The piece first appeared in the Dial, according to the excerpts.
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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. Covered by 3 publications. The Guardian Business: Fake film deals and emails from top agents: who is behind the explosion in literary scams?. The Guardian Africa: Fake film deals and emails from top agents: who is behind the explosion in literary scams?. The Guardian UK: Fake film deals and emails from top agents: who is behind the explosion in literary scams?.
Who is covering it
- The Guardian Business United Kingdom Fake film deals and emails from top agents: who is behind the explosion in literary scams? Writers are being bombarded daily with invitations from fake book groups and offers to publicise their work. For the scamming industry, aspiring authors can be a soft touch • This piece first appeared in the Dial ‘Hello Professor Snigdha Poonam,” the email began. I read that again. Nobody has ever c 29 Oct · Tier 1
- The Guardian Africa United Kingdom Fake film deals and emails from top agents: who is behind the explosion in literary scams? Writers are being bombarded daily with invitations from fake book groups and offers to publicise their work. For the scamming industry, aspiring authors can be a soft touch • This piece first appeared in the Dial ‘Hello Professor Snigdha Poonam,” the email began. I read that again. Nobody has ever c 29 Oct · Tier 2
- The Guardian UK United Kingdom Fake film deals and emails from top agents: who is behind the explosion in literary scams? Writers are being bombarded daily with invitations from fake book groups and offers to publicise their work. For the scamming industry, aspiring authors can be a soft touch • This piece first appeared in the Dial ‘Hello Professor Snigdha Poonam,” the email began. I read that again. Nobody has ever c 29 Oct · Tier 2
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