A new horror #scam happening in the book market. The new "princes of Nigeria" try to win over gullible people with flattery. Zoom #BookClubs are organised with invisible persons, AI-like talks, and voices probably from Africa or Pakistan. What these schemes have in common is that nothing is genuine, but everything comes at a cost. An investigation: https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/29/paid-for-book-clubs-fake-film-deals-emails-explosion-literary-scams-authors
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Petra van Cronenburg
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