I’ve just become aware that an individual is impersonating me and contacting authors using a Carpe Librum email address from a gmail account. They're using my likeness, my logo and valid links to my social media channels and Carpe Librum website address.
These scammers are offering inclusion in The Carpe Librum Guide to Books which isn't a thing and now never will be. This is fraudulent behaviour and has no connection to me or my blog.
To clarify:
- I don't charge authors for book reviews or collaborations
- I don't solicit paid review opportunities via email
- I only communicate using the following email address: tracey@carpelibrum.net
If you receive - or have received - a message that appears to be from me but does not come from the email address listed above, please treat it as suspicious.
Next steps, I plan to report this to Scam Watch and lodge a complaint via Google.
Carpe Librum has been a labour of love these past 20 years, so for scammers to misrepresent me, give authors false hope and trick them into fraudulent collaborations in my name makes me sick. I'm incredibly grateful to the author who did their due diligence and checked with me first and swiftly brought this to my attention. Thanks Steve, your vigilance helps protect the wider writing community.
Carpe Librum!
