by Rae Stonehouse | Feb 25, 2026 | Scam Watch
Dammy’s Fake Fan Club: The Sneaky ‘Follow-Up’ Scam Ghosting Indie Authors on Amazon Here’s an example of what I call ‘the follow-up message’ when they hadn’t sent a previous one. Message Header: Re: Shadows of Daybridge is sharp… so why does...
by Rae Stonehouse | Feb 25, 2026 | Scam Watch
Reply or Else: ‘Martin David’s’ Creepy Threat to Spam Message Title: Re: When Ethan Reeves still waits for readers ready to see dimensions bleed From: Martin David martindavid09167@gmail.com I just wanted to follow up on my previous message and see...
by Rae Stonehouse | Feb 25, 2026 | Scam Watch
Fellow Writer? Nah—’Ania Alhborn’s’ Sneaky Phishing Bait for Indie Author Original Message: Hello from a fellow writer Ania Alhborn aalhborn@gmail.com Hi I recently came across your work and wanted to reach out. As someone who spends a lot of...
by Rae Stonehouse | Feb 14, 2026 | General Scam Awareness / Psychology, Blogs, Scam Watch
The Psychology Behind Scam Messaging Every day, millions of people receive messages designed to deceive them. From sophisticated phishing emails to crude text message scams, these attempts share something crucial: they all exploit fundamental aspects of human...
by Rae Stonehouse | Feb 5, 2026 | General Scam Awareness / Psychology, Blogs, Scam Watch
Why Scammers Target Self-Published Authors — And How to Protect Yourself Sarah’s heart raced when she opened the email. A “senior acquisitions editor” from what looked like a legitimate publishing house had discovered her debut novel and wanted to...
