🚨 SCAM ALERT – PLEASE BE AWARE!

🚨 SCAM ALERT – PLEASE BE AWARE! 🚨

Have you received an email from “The Being Safe Book” claiming that your book has been selected for placement in a school, such as Les Landes School?

The email thanks you for your book placement, claims your book is being prepared with your business details on the cover, and asks you to click a button to check the details and make an online payment.

⚠️ PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS!

There are several things to watch out for:

• An unexpected claim that your book has been selected for school placement.
• An invoice and book preview used to make the offer look genuine.
• Pressure to click a payment link and pay online.
• A certificate of support offered as an additional incentive.

My advice: ❌ Don’t click the payment link. ❌ Don’t enter your bank or card details. ❌ Don’t assume the offer is genuine just because it includes a school name, telephone number or invoice. ✅ Independently contact the school to verify the arrangement. ✅ Check the sender’s email address and investigate the organisation before making any payment.

Please share this warning with fellow authors, writers, publishers and small business owners.

Let’s help protect each other from potential scams.

STOP. CHECK. VERIFY BEFORE YOU PAY! 🚨

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