📚 CW: online scams, impersonation
Seeing a rise in scam accounts on Goodreads and other bookish platforms — new profiles with no reviews, no shared books, and flirty DMs targeting women.
One even used a photo of Paul Hollywood. (My friend told him not to bother unless he brought baked goods. He didn’t.)
I wrote a PSA about spotting these scammers, with red flags, a laugh, and a few hard truths.
✨ You are not too smart or too seasoned to be targeted. But you can be ready.
📚 Beware the Bookish Scammer: A PSA for Readers and Authors https://sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/%f0%9f%93%9a-beware-the-bookish-scammer-a-psa-for-readers-and-authors/
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