“I’m Fascinated”- Scam

An advertising scam: you pay for an advert and get premium space for editorial content to go alongside it. What to look out for, what questions to ask and how not to get stung.

© Helen Lesser, 2015

“I’ve just seen your advert/leaflet/website – and I’m fascinated!  It’s so different from what anyone else is offering – may we run an editorial on you in our next edition of …..?”

The media person will be friendly and enthusiastic – their next edition is due out very soon indeed but their readers would benefit enormously from some information about your amazing treatment.

Because the deadline is only a couple of days away, you’ll need to act fast though.  You know nothing about the magazine, so you ask some questions:-

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