Scams, Warnings, Viruses and Hoaxes
Scams & Warnings · Viruses & Hoaxes
Scams and Warnings
- 13 Warning Signs of a Bad Poetry Contest
- http://www.winningwriters.com/warningsigns.htm
- What to watch out for before sending that poem -- or that check.
- What to watch out for before sending that poem -- or that check.
- Articles about Spam and Privacy, by Ivan Hoffman
- http://www.ivanhoffman.com/privacy.html
- Preditors and Editors: Agent Listings
- http://anotherealm.com/prededitors/pubagent.htm
- A good place to look for warnings against agents who are "not recommended."
- A good place to look for warnings against agents who are "not recommended."
- Vanity Poetry Contests
- http://www.poets.ca/linktext/links/articles/vanity.htm
- A look at the type of contests to avoid.
- A look at the type of contests to avoid.
- Web Resources that Help You Identify Scams
- http://www.winningwriters.com/scambustingsites.htm
- Writer Beware
- http://www.sfwa.org/beware/
- Victoria Strauss's excellent compilation of tips, warnings and updates about a wide variety of hazards to writers.
- Victoria Strauss's excellent compilation of tips, warnings and updates about a wide variety of hazards to writers.
- Writer Beware: Epublishers
- http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/electronic/
- Warnings on the perils of subsidy e-publishing and unethical e-publishers.
- Warnings on the perils of subsidy e-publishing and unethical e-publishers.
- Writer Beware: Print On Demand
- http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/pod/
- WritersWeekly.com Warnings
- http://www.writersweekly.com/whispers_and_warnings.php
- A great place to check on websites and publishers that have a reputation for slow or non-payment, or are going out of business or rumored to be having troubles.
Viruses and Hoaxes
- Antivirus Software
- http://antivirus.about.com
- Information on current viruses, links to antivirus software sites, and more.
- Information on current viruses, links to antivirus software sites, and more.
- Hoaxbusters
- http://www.hoaxbusters.org/
- Information on Internet hoaxes and scams, including how to recognize a hoax.
- Information on Internet hoaxes and scams, including how to recognize a hoax.
- McAfee
- http://us.mcafee.com/default.asp
- Provides antivirus software. For virus information, including news, a glossary, and information on hoaxes, go to http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/default.asp?
- Provides antivirus software. For virus information, including news, a glossary, and information on hoaxes, go to http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/default.asp?
- Symantec
- http://www.symantec.com
- Provides antivirus software and information.
- Provides antivirus software and information.
- Urban Legends Reference Pages
- http://www.snopes.com/snopes.asp
- Viruses online and offline
- http://www.lctn.com/util/virusfaq.html
- FAQ and glossary about computer viruses.
- FAQ and glossary about computer viruses.
- Vmyths: Truths about Computer Security Hysteria
- http://www.vmyths.com
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