The weird world of literary scams
12 October - 7 mins
Podcast Series
Moncrieff
Most of us like to think we are superior to the person who falls for the ‘you’ve won the Spanish lottery’ scam, or any scam for that matter but as Tanya Sweeney recently found out, a desire for affirmation and a bit of flattery can pull the wool over the eyes of even the most ‘scam-proof’.
Joining Seán is Tanya Sweeney, Irish Independent Features writer and columnist, to tell us about the time she was offered the chance to have her novel read by an ‘exclusive’ German book club... and almost fell for the scam!
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