Good Morning Mr. Hawk, Unfortunately, Goodreads is being overwhelmed with people outside of Goodreads stating they are representing a group and sending an unsolicited email offering a book spotlight, review, or promotion for a fee. This is very common and active scam targeting authors at the moment.
Sarah Toma is not a member of our group or a representative of it either. Please flag the email you received to your email provider as Spam.
I am terribly sorry this has gotten to you. I am also the Moderator for Goodreads Moderator Support Group (MSG) and we (only Moderators of any Goodreads Group) have been chatting about this Scam for the last few weeks.
I have tried getting in touch with a couple of Authors that are also Moderators of an Author Group to have them join the (MSG) as we would like to help Authors be aware of different scams that are out there when we discover them. Are you one by chance?
Goodreads does not inform us at all. We have been trying to get rid of BOT Farming and BOT Members for the last few weeks as well as reporting them, Flaging them to Goodreads. Regrettably, their security does not stop them from coming in. If you have any relationships with these Authors, I would appreciate the help too.
Unfortunately, Goodreads is being overwhelmed with people outside of Goodreads stating they are representing a group and sending an unsolicited email offering a book spotlight, review, or promotion for a fee. This is very common and active scam targeting authors at the moment.
My group NTLTRC has a SPAM alert. Please read it:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sarah Toma is not a member of our group or a representative of it either.
Please flag the email you received to your email provider as Spam.
I am terribly sorry this has gotten to you. I am also the Moderator for Goodreads Moderator Support Group (MSG) and we (only Moderators of any Goodreads Group) have been chatting about this Scam for the last few weeks.
I have tried getting in touch with a couple of Authors that are also Moderators of an Author Group to have them join the (MSG) as we would like to help Authors be aware of different scams that are out there when we discover them. Are you one by chance?
Goodreads does not inform us at all. We have been trying to get rid of BOT Farming and BOT Members for the last few weeks as well as reporting them, Flaging them to Goodreads. Regrettably, their security does not stop them from coming in. If you have any relationships with these Authors, I would appreciate the help too.
Btw: NTLTRC
You are more than welcome to remain in the group and come and go as you please. We do not delete members.
I saw that you want to read The Fyodor Dostoyevsky Complete Collection: The Brothers Karamazov; Crime and Punishment; The Idiot; Notes from the Underground; The Demons; Novellas; Complete Short Stories; Essays; and Letters.
We have many who enjoy and have read Dostoyevsky over the years. A couple of members and Rosemarie, Moderator also, has a lot of knowledge regarding his writings and style. They do not mind questions at all.
I hope this helps. Take care
Lesle