Publishing Fraud Alert - Macmillan Publishers (original) (raw)

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It has come to our attention that third parties continue to target authors to solicit money and personal information and that some of these schemes have involved the fraudulent use of Macmillan Publishers’ company and imprint names. Macmillan understands how important your work is and how much time and effort you invest into its creation, and the last thing we want to see is authors having their work stolen and exploited.

Specifically, third parties who are not affiliated with Macmillan Publishers have been impersonating our employees, as well as literary agents, editors, and providers of other literary services via phone calls, email, and social media, and requesting money, manuscripts, and personal details in exchange for assistance in having their work published. They even create fraudulent documents using our logo. Please do not trust these types of documents, especially if they are sent to you in the form of screenshots. Communications like these are fraudulent.

Please be aware that Macmillan does not work with or have any relationship with the following:

This list is not exhaustive.

We suggest prospective authors and illustrators submit their manuscripts through a professional literary agent. Although we cannot recommend specific agents for your work, the Association of American Literary Agents, Literary Marketplace, and Publishers Marketplace are good resources.

Please pay close attention to the sender’s email address in any message that purports to be from Macmillan. Scammers often use misspellings or other variations of our domain name and email address in their solicitations. Please be aware that the following are not legitimate Macmillan domains:

This list is not exhaustive.

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We have become aware that third parties are impersonating Macmillan representatives and posting fake job openings on various platforms to phish for personal information, solicit money, or trick people into applying for fake freelance jobs. These scams may use a fake Macmillan email address and Macmillan’s logo on fake employment letters. Please be aware that Macmillan will never ask for any payment as a part of a job application or as a condition of employment.

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