Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam

theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/17/authors-writers-caught-in-global-ai-publishing-scam

Book publishing websites in Australia, the UK and New Zealand appear to be using fake testimonials and AI staff pages to lure aspiring writers into handing over their money
An aspiring Australian writer met an apparent scammer face-to-face before realising she may have become a victim of…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-11-16 14:00:38.
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