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Like many authors, I’m bombarded by scam fan mail. I wasn’t prepared for what would happen when I wrote back
By Joe Dunthorne
The novelist receives passionate AI-written emails almost every day – but when he decided to take up one sender’s offer to find him new readers, the story took a darker turn
#JoeDunthorne #Books #Culture #Scams #Publishing #Socialmedia #Email #TheGuardian #JoeDunthorne
A gift to scammers: why you should probably keep your birthday a secret https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/nov/01/do-not-share-date-of-birth-online-scam-fraudsters-advice #Money #IdentityFraud #Scams #ConsumerAffairs #Cybercrime #Hacking #OnlineShopping #Technology #Ecommerce #RetailIndustry #DataAndComputerSecurity
A gift to scammers: why you should probably keep your birthday a secret
By Shane Hickey
Using a fake DOB or leaving the field blank when making an online account can offer protection from identity theft
#Money #Identityfraud #Scams #Consumeraffairs #Cybercrime #Hacking #Onlineshopping #Technology #Ecommerce #Retailindustry #Dataandcomputersecurity #TheGuardian #ShaneHickey