Eldorado Posted December 21, 2020 #1 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Earlier this month, the book industry website Publishers Marketplace announced that Little, Brown would be publishing “Re-Entry,” a novel by James Hannaham about a transgender woman paroled from a men’s prison. The book would be edited by Ben George. Two days later, Mr. Hannaham got an email from Mr. George, asking him to send the latest draft of his manuscript. The email came to an address on Mr. Hannaham’s website that he rarely uses, so he opened up his usual account, attached the document, typed in Mr. George’s email address and a little note, and hit send. “Then Ben called me,” Mr. Hannaham said, “to say, ‘That wasn’t me.’” Mr. Hannaham was just one of countless targets in a mysterious international phishing scam that has been tricking writers, editors, agents and anyone in their orbit into sharing unpublished book manuscripts. Full article at the NY Times: Link Edited December 21, 2020 by Eldorado 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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