It has been reported to us that scammers are impersonating Silent Book Club cofounders and local chapter organizers. They are asking authors for money in exchange for being featured.
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Silent Book Club does not solicit individual authors. We do partner with publishers and businesses.
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Any official outreach from Silent Book Club LLC will come from a @silentbook.club email address.
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Some local chapter organizers do use gmail accounts, but they are not authorized to solicit payment from authors or businesses.
If you are a recipient of an email impersonating a chapter organizer or member of the Silent Book Club team, please block the sender and report the fraudulent account directly to the service provider.
- Google - Report abuse from a Gmail account: support.google.com/mail/contact/abuse
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Microsoft - Report abuse from Outlook: https://support.
microsoft.com/en-us/office/ phishing-and-suspicious- behavior-in-outlook-0d882ea5- eedc-4bed-aebc-079ffa1105a3 - TikTok - https://support.tiktok.com/en/safety-hc/report-a-problem/report-a-user
We also encourage any recipient of an imposter scam to report the fraudulent activity to your local authorities:
- Federal Trade Commission - Report fraud: reportfraud.ftc.gov
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center: www.ic3.gov/Home/Index
- European Commission: commission.europa.eu/live-work-travel-eu/consumer-rights-and-complaints/resolve-your-consumer-complaint_en