Hello fellow writers.
I have recently been contacted by a person that claimed to be an editor and publisher. He said that he was interested in my work and would like to publish it on my website, sign a contract even.
At first, I was very happy, but after doing some digging, I found out that this was quite possibly a scam. I contacted Team Tapas and they said that it might very well be a scam and banned the person from their platform.
I found a Reddit post, where many people shared their experiences with said "publishing company". Some people signed a contract, where they forfeited all the rights to their own novels to the company for a measly sum of $50.
The company that this man claimed to belong to is called Ringdom. But they also go by names such as: STARY, Dreame, FicFun.
I would just like to make sure that every author here knows that this is quite possibly a scam (I can't be and am not completely sure it is a scam, but I definitely wouldn't sign any contract with them).
If you have any experience with them, please share them here so that we can prevent other authors from making a mistake that might cost them their work.
Thank you and I wish everyone all the best.