Free to Listen Small Town Romance Audiobook: No Strings Attached

I'll see what else I can find.

For the fake engagement and billionaire romance lovers out there Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

No Strings Attached is written by Wynn Valentine. It's 5 hours 13 minutes long.

 

Note: There are ads.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Billionaire Romance Audiobook 

Two to Avoid: Book Order Scams and Fake Reviews - Writer Beware (R)

She does a lot of work for writers.

Panzer found a new post at the Writer Beware (R) site. This one is about two scams writers need to watch out for.

 

Victoria Strauss explains the fake big book order scam and the fake reviews scam. Both will cost you a lot of money if your respond to them. There are several samples of the scammers come-ons included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "Victoria Strauss always investigates the scams and tells you about them, so you're prepared."

 

Note: This is a long-medium post. Bring a cup of tea and three chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on.

To read the post tootle over to Two Scamswrit

Some Rare Accountability for A Fake Literary Agency Operation - Writer Beware (R)

Always do the right thing.

Today Panzer went to the Writer Beware (R) site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about a fake literary agency.

 

Victoria Strauss's post contains information about a Philippines company which was shut down by authorities. Employees of the company filed complaints with authorities about the company's illegal activities. The post also asks employees at other fake  agencies to file complaints against those companies as well.

 

Panzer says, "Just shows the bad guys do get caught some times."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to fake literary agency

Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Ruling Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials - Press Release

I hate fake reviews.

Panzer found this press release at the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) site.

 

According to the release the FTC announced the rules it will enforce against companies and individuals who post or write fake reviews and testimonials online.

 

Panzer says, "It's about time they did something about the problem."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a glass of lemonade and a muffin (or a cup of hot cocoa and a muffin depending on where you live) to snack on while you read the post.

 

To read the post tootle over to Federal Trade Commission

Anatomy of a Fake Literary Agency Scam - Writer Beware(R)

Today, Panzer's first stop in the Catosphere was at the Writer Beware(R) site. There he found a post about fake literary agency scammers.

 

This is very important.

In her post Victoria Strass explains the steps the scammers go through to get writers to pay for their "services": Starting with contacting the writer, progressing to appealing to the writer's dreams of fame, wealth and success, followed by recommending the agency's services to make all those happen. The post has examples from a fake literary agency's direct contact with writers, advertising through letters and brochures and social media platforms.

 

Panzer says, "Always listen to your Mom and don't talk to strangers."

 

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

 

To read the post tootle over to fake literary agency scam

An undercover sting, Amazon files suit against 1,000 Fiverr users over fake product reviews - GeekWire

Fake is Fake!

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere today and he stopped in at the GeekWire site. After some digging around there, he found an interesting post.

According to the post by Jacob Demmitt, Amazon has filed a court suit against more than 1,000 Fiverr users. In the court case Amazon asserts they were able to hire these persons to write fake product reviews. Amazon was able to do this by posing as product owners/manufacturers. They then approached the Fiverr users and said they wanted to hire them to write fake five star reviews. The users who agreed are named in the suit.

Panzer says, "Didn't anybody learn anything when Amazon went after the fake book reviewers?"

To read the post, tootle over to Fake Product Reviews

A tip of the fedora to  Kevin's Corner for the link to this news post.