Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · Apr 4 Earlier this week I received an email from someone purporting to represent the Edinburgh (Scotland) International Book Festival, a real event, inviting me as a guest panelist. It was a phishing scam. Authors and writers are the biggest targets for scams, I swear. #writingcommunity #booksky
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Here’s why I was suspicious: my publisher wasn’t copied on the email; the person who sent the email was not listed under “staff” on the organization’s website. I forwarded the email to the website email and they confirmed the scam.