Amazon Sues Scammers Targeting Authors - Publishers Weekly

As Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere he heard clapping and cheering outside the Panzermobile. Following all the noise took him to the Publishers Weekly site. There our intrepid kitty traveler found a post about Amazon was causing the hoopla.

 

Not smart at all.

According to Andrew Albanese's post, last month Amazon filed a lawsuit against a group which scams authors into believing they're dealing with Amazon's websites and representatives. The victims think they're paying Amazon for publishing services, but, instead, they get either nothing for their money or worthless junk..

Panzer says, "The scammers should know you don't mess with Amazon."

Note: This is a short medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa for today's reading selection.

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How Scammers Are Using Amazon and Amazon Trademarks to Rip Writers Off - Writer Beware(R)

Prepare yourself now.

Today Panzer made a stop at the Writer Beware(R) site. There he found a post about Amazon scammers and fakers.

 

Victoria Strauss' post begins with examples of scammers who bought advertising space on Google searches. The rest of the post gives examples of how the fakers and scammers trick writers and authors into believing they're part of Amazon.

 

Panzer says, "You must read this post. It will keep you from getting involved with these scammers and save you time and money."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Scammers