The Scam Behind DInked: My Story in the Globe and Mail

Sure, I'm getting roasted in the comments for this article I've included a free link to.

But since when is it okay to impersonate one of the biggest companies on the planet? Amazon has even taken the scammers to court.

Last year, I got scammed by a fake Amazon publishing outfit; real logo, spoofed caller ID, and a hefty bill for work that never happened. Turns out, I wasn’t the only one.

Huge thanks to Alexandra Posadzki for featuring my story in The Globe and Mail and shedding light on how fraud is evolving faster than the systems meant to stop it.

The irony? My debut novel, Dinked: Serenity Acres, actually includes a subplot about an Amazon phishing scam. Life imitating art, in the worst way.

Read the full article:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/...