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How Those Personalized Generative AI Scam Emails Are Built - Writer Beware

Got a scam email: "Dear Mark ... My name is Victoria Wenzel and I am an Editor at Pegasus Books. I recently came across your work ... I am always interested in discovering distinctive authors and compelling works that may be a strong fit for our publishing program ..." #scams #scam #fraud #writing

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One of the things I often hear from writers whose inboxes are crammed with incredibly personalized marketing or book club or editor impersonation emails–you know, the ones that make it seem the sender...

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Smishing (SMS x phishing) is a cyberattack that uses deceptive texts Smishers pretend to be banks, delivery companies or government agencies. Their texts demand urgent action. They send a web link to a fake login page ... designed to steal data or install malware #scams #scam #frauds #fraud #texts

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In grandparent scams, impersonators convince elderly people a grandchild is hurt, arrested or in serious trouble and they must pay now for the child’s safety. Voices can be faked, so protect yourself. Verify stories. Ask personal questions only your grandkid would know. #fraud #frauds #scam #scams

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Equifax Data Shows Canadians Aged 56 to 65 Face Higher Risk of Credit Card Fraud - Canadian Fraud News Inc. | Fraud related news | Fraud in Canada

Credit card application fraud is rising in Canada, with Canadians aged 56 - 65 the most frequently targeted group as criminals seek higher credit limits Personal info used in these schemes comes from phishing emails, fake text messages and impersonation calls #fraud #scams #canada #crime #scammers

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Canadian Fraud News Inc - Canadian Fraud News reports exclusively on fraud in Canada. We are your source for Canadian Fraud News

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Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Yes; and Enemy has a similar creepy vibe while showing lots of Toronto

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Self-represented ‘Crypto King’ tells his Ontario fraud trial: ‘I need a lawyer’

On trial in Toronto this week, Aiden Pleterski pled not guilty to a Ponzi fraud where $ from new investors was used to pay out earlier ones. The 20‑something also used the $ for luxury cars, a waterfront mansion & private‑jet travel. Now he can't afford a lawyer #fraud #frauds #scams #scam #toronto

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Aiden Pleterski, 27, is accused of running a classic Ponzi scheme to bankroll his extravagant lifestyle.

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Agreed! Even experienced reporters find the current system hard to find out what is happening and the public is even in a worse position

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Self-represented ‘Crypto King’ tells his Ontario fraud trial: ‘I need a lawyer’

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Aiden Pleterski, 27, is accused of running a classic Ponzi scheme to bankroll his extravagant lifestyle.

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Some scammers are so creative, they should be writers instead

That must be annoying ... I have a feeling that this, my first, won't be my last ...

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This was my first but unfortunately I'm probably on some list now and will get more ...

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How Those Personalized Generative AI Scam Emails Are Built - Writer Beware

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There are some novelizations that are better than the movie

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Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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Just accept that 2+2=5, like the hero of 1984 did

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That's cool, to use your art to feed the hungry.

Maybe it will free your mind to concentrate on other things, which would make it a good thing to happen.

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Confessions of a Priest is an intriguing title and concept

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Haven't been there in a few years, but I'm sure they have shows these days just as amazing as the many I saw there in the 90s and early 00s

So glad the The Corktown is alive and kicking

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Well said! Human to human contact is the best.

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I know the feeling ... If I'm facing a stack of new books, I like to check out the least promising ones first, either discarding them or being pleasantly surprised and actually reading on ... I look last at the books that seem really interesting

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Most of the scam stories I deal with have sad endings, so I'm glad to hear your mom was an exception. Thanks.

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Unbreaking Project launching in Canada, offering support to romance scam victims | Watch News Videos Online

Marcel Vautour, subject of a chapter of my Faces of Fraud, is Canada's most infamous romance scammer. This is an increasingly prevalent and harmful crime. Victims can be male or female, straight or gay. The Unbreaking Project offers support to all love fraud survivors #fraud #scams #canada #romance

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Watch Unbreaking Project launching in Canada, offering support to romance scam victims Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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Equifax Data Shows Canadians Aged 56 to 65 Face Higher Risk of Credit Card Fraud - Canadian Fraud News Inc. | Fraud related news | Fraud in Canada

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Canadian Fraud News Inc - Canadian Fraud News reports exclusively on fraud in Canada. We are your source for Canadian Fraud News

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Yes, that's a classic ... We'll see how he does

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