by Rae Stonehouse | Mar 3, 2026 | Scam Watch
Linkedin Scammer David Terry This case study is based on a Linkedin message sent to me: David Terry 2:47 PM I’ve been asked to reach out to you in regards to paid board and advisory positions. Your back ground matches a few positions that may be a great fit....
by Rae Stonehouse | Feb 28, 2026 | Scam Watch
Dammy’s Fake Fan Club – Part Two This scam alert begins in Dammy’s Fake Fan Club: The Sneaky ‘Follow-Up’ Scam Ghosting Indie Authors on Amazon. I didn’t respond to the entity calling themself Dammy. Here are two email messages set to me within minutes of...
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...
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...
