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Indefinite Book Club Hiatus (whatever.scalzi.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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[–] 1 point 8 months ago

The ending is classic Scalzi

If you’re a scammer who uses “AI” to try to defraud actual humans, please die in a fucking fire, thanks. For everyone else, sorry a flood of spam has ruined book clubs. It’s awful for every one of us.

— JS

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    [–] 8 points 8 months ago

    Scalzi. Great author. Great human.

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    [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    How are scammers turning book club invites into money?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 8 months ago

    I'm guessing it's a modification of a scam that's been around podcasts and even (sometimes fake) conferences. Invite someone, then "oh hey you need to pay X for Y" or maybe asking for some donation to support. Now they're just automated attempts to grab cash

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