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December 22, 2020 02:34 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/22/mysterious-phishing-scam-is-targeting-novelists-for-their-first-drafts.html
Mysterious phishing scam is targeting novelists for their first drafts
Here's a weird one: For the the last three years, a phishing scam has been targeting authors of fiction, getting them to cough up copies of their new manuscripts.
The scammers have been sending emails to authors — ones like Margaret Atwood, Ian McEwan and James Hannahan — pretending to be from the author's editor or an agent, and asking to see a copy of their latest manuscript. — Read the rest
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/22/mysterious-phishing-scam-is-targeting-novelists-for-their-first-drafts.html
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