A Particular Friendship
Viewing comments for Chapter 36 "I was severely scammed"We meet Lizzy who has just come out of the convent
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Comment from pome lover
I'm so sorry you had this happen to you. That is really a shame and there ought to be a way to get your money back. I am confused, though. Did you ever really talk to the real Rebekah? Or was the whole thing, start to finish, a scam?
"No legit Traditional Publishing company will ask you for money" is what I keep hearing, however I had a lovely British company who wanted to
Publish 2 of my picture books and sent me beautifully put together contracts, but wanted me to pay half. and they were legit. Sadly I told them I couldn't.
Goggle traditional Publishers of fiction or whatever genre you're interested in.
Katharine
Katharine
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2024
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I'm so sorry you had this happen to you. That is really a shame and there ought to be a way to get your money back. I am confused, though. Did you ever really talk to the real Rebekah? Or was the whole thing, start to finish, a scam?
"No legit Traditional Publishing company will ask you for money" is what I keep hearing, however I had a lovely British company who wanted to
Publish 2 of my picture books and sent me beautifully put together contracts, but wanted me to pay half. and they were legit. Sadly I told them I couldn't.
Goggle traditional Publishers of fiction or whatever genre you're interested in.
Katharine
Katharine
Comment Written 13-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 13-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your compassionate review. There originally was a legal group but it wasn't there for very long and this woman Margarette got caught in it and she got out of there as soon as she could. She realized there was something wrong with that group, that it was scamming and asking for too much money. She got into another group that was legal and is actually taking care of one of my books that was scammed. I do have all of the other manuscripts. All I'm missing is the money and the books. The scam lasted from last November. It was a long long scam no suspicions at all, till the very end when I was supposed to sign a contract that got kind of ghosted. I am finding ways to get some of my money back There are many agencies and helps. So I should get some of my money back.
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well, I certainly wish you the best, and hope you do! What a mess!
It's hard to trust anybody these days.
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Thank you for your compassionate review. I appreciate that.
Comment from Douglas Goff
Oh my gosh, Liz. This is terrible to hear, my friend. I know that Terry has a pretty reputable company that helped him self-publish
Even with the legit companies, it is still difficult to make any money.
They put you on Amazon and have you pick key search words. Say I pick Dragon, magic, and wizard. If you search any of those words, a million books pop up. So if a million people are looking for a dragon book this week I might get one sale. Odds are against us in a flooded market.
Anyways, shake this off and be the strong woman that I know you are. You are a survivor and will get past this.
Your friend,
Douglas
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2024
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Oh my gosh, Liz. This is terrible to hear, my friend. I know that Terry has a pretty reputable company that helped him self-publish
Even with the legit companies, it is still difficult to make any money.
They put you on Amazon and have you pick key search words. Say I pick Dragon, magic, and wizard. If you search any of those words, a million books pop up. So if a million people are looking for a dragon book this week I might get one sale. Odds are against us in a flooded market.
Anyways, shake this off and be the strong woman that I know you are. You are a survivor and will get past this.
Your friend,
Douglas
Comment Written 05-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 06-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your compassionate review I am getting beyond this because I have so many supportive friends.
Comment from Ulla
Nobody can be trusted anymore. I'm so sorry, Liz to hat you have been through this kind of trauma. Thank you also for sharing it with us. I really appreciate that. Ulla xcx
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Nobody can be trusted anymore. I'm so sorry, Liz to hat you have been through this kind of trauma. Thank you also for sharing it with us. I really appreciate that. Ulla xcx
Comment Written 05-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your compassionate review.
Comment from BethShelby
The scammers are out there and they very smart. They will try any angle. For authors, our books are like family and of course we feel they are special and deserve to out there. Personally I don't trust anyone and so far, I've only been scammed by someone claiming I had a computer virus that would erase everything on my harddrive. I lost about About $200. having something removed that wasn't even there. I've had many friend and family member scammed for much more. Thanks for sharing your story.
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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The scammers are out there and they very smart. They will try any angle. For authors, our books are like family and of course we feel they are special and deserve to out there. Personally I don't trust anyone and so far, I've only been scammed by someone claiming I had a computer virus that would erase everything on my harddrive. I lost about About $200. having something removed that wasn't even there. I've had many friend and family member scammed for much more. Thanks for sharing your story.
Comment Written 05-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your involved review. I'm sad and angry you've had the same kind of deceptive situation. As you say our books are our babies and we will do anything to try to keep them alive and the scammers know this.
Comment from LJbutterfly
I am so, so. sorry all of this happened to you. I live in Florida, where lots of seniors live. It has become the scam capital of the world. I was almost scammed and believed my scammer. Fortunately they didn't get any money. I've posted two things about scams and have a file with lots of info about scams. I don't trust anyone any more, and that's no way to live. Thank you for telling your story. It may help many of us because writers are prime targets. I hope you recoup most of your money.
reply by the author on 04-Apr-2024
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I am so, so. sorry all of this happened to you. I live in Florida, where lots of seniors live. It has become the scam capital of the world. I was almost scammed and believed my scammer. Fortunately they didn't get any money. I've posted two things about scams and have a file with lots of info about scams. I don't trust anyone any more, and that's no way to live. Thank you for telling your story. It may help many of us because writers are prime targets. I hope you recoup most of your money.
Comment Written 04-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 04-Apr-2024
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. Thank you for your compassionate review I hope that people do learn something from this so that they do not get scammed. I've put it out into the universe to be able to get some of my money back.
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
I am another one who almost got scammed. This is a good article that everyone should read and take to heart. As writers we want so badly to be published and there are lots of scammers out there ready to take our money.
reply by the author on 03-Apr-2024
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I am another one who almost got scammed. This is a good article that everyone should read and take to heart. As writers we want so badly to be published and there are lots of scammers out there ready to take our money.
Comment Written 03-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 03-Apr-2024
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Carol, I'm so glad you caught yourself before you got terribly scammed.
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I'm diabetic and they caught me just before lunch and worked on convincing me that the FBI was investigating my bank. Three hours later I was a basket case begging my husband to take me to our bank to move our money to the safe account they suggested.
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Oh dear they pooped that on me also and they got in my they said they were going to return some money because my tech wasn't doing well so they would fire them and now they're going to give me my money from my contract for my tech The text were wonders. I couldn't figure anything wrong with them but they were going to give me $400. It's a long story but yeah they didn't get it. I caught them before they got into my account. I feel badly that you had to go through that too Oh my gosh how stressful.
Comment from Brett Matthew West
How unfortunate.
I think you know from previous posts I have made how much I despise all scammers.
Wish you well in recovering your money, but...
Time will tell.
Do appreciate you informing readers of this nonsense. Perhaps no one else will have to experience this garbage. Can only hope.
reply by the author on 03-Apr-2024
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How unfortunate.
I think you know from previous posts I have made how much I despise all scammers.
Wish you well in recovering your money, but...
Time will tell.
Do appreciate you informing readers of this nonsense. Perhaps no one else will have to experience this garbage. Can only hope.
Comment Written 03-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 03-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your compassionate review. I appreciate it.
Comment from GWHARGIS
That just sucks. I had a writing teacher tell me to always remember one thing. If they ask for money, it's a scam. He said Stephen King, Kurt Vonnagut, and Danielle Steele, never had to shell out money for their books. A company that asks for money, is either a vanity press or a scammer. It's ugly but true. I know this is a hard lesson to learn but I thank you for helping other eager authors navigate this. Gretchen
reply by the author on 03-Apr-2024
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That just sucks. I had a writing teacher tell me to always remember one thing. If they ask for money, it's a scam. He said Stephen King, Kurt Vonnagut, and Danielle Steele, never had to shell out money for their books. A company that asks for money, is either a vanity press or a scammer. It's ugly but true. I know this is a hard lesson to learn but I thank you for helping other eager authors navigate this. Gretchen
Comment Written 02-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 03-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your compassionate review. I'm glad you appreciate my expose'
Comment from jessizero
What a horrible thing to have happened to you! I can't believe the nerve of some of these scammers. You did tell the story well, though. Thank you for posting this as a warning to other writers. I hope things get sorted out for you.
reply by the author on 03-Apr-2024
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What a horrible thing to have happened to you! I can't believe the nerve of some of these scammers. You did tell the story well, though. Thank you for posting this as a warning to other writers. I hope things get sorted out for you.
Comment Written 02-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 03-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your compassionate review. I appreciate it.
Comment from patcelaw
There are a bunch of these kind of people out there. I had my first two books published and once my title hit Amazon page I started getting this kind of call and emails as well. I just took it for what it was and said it's somebody trying to get more money out of me I'm not willing to do that. I've published the two books that I wanted to publish, and there will be no more. I am sorry that you were scammed. Patricia
reply by the author on 03-Apr-2024
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There are a bunch of these kind of people out there. I had my first two books published and once my title hit Amazon page I started getting this kind of call and emails as well. I just took it for what it was and said it's somebody trying to get more money out of me I'm not willing to do that. I've published the two books that I wanted to publish, and there will be no more. I am sorry that you were scammed. Patricia
Comment Written 02-Apr-2024
reply by the author on 03-Apr-2024
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Thank you for your compassionate review. I appreciate it.