Author U Your Guide to Book Publishing

Online Scammer Red Flags for Authors 02-12-2026


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Ouch … You’ve been stung. There is nothing subtle when it comes to someone or a group of “someones” who go after you and your credit card and bank account. The book thieves, the pirates, and those who penetrate your accounts via lures with their ever-flowing emails and texts that bombard you … that attempt to seduce you and your ego.
In this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast, host Judith Briles has invited author and cyber theft guru Charles Breakfield to join her for an hour of show and tell … an hour to protect you and your intellectual property.
Your takeaways include:
-The most common scams focused on authors.
-Exposing the resurfacing of the literary Nigerian scam.
-How AI is a major culprit in the scammers tool kit.
-Our book club loves your book scam.
-Very bad players to be on alert for.
And of course, much more.
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Author U Your Guide to Book PublishingBy Dr. Judith Briles

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