Here’s a real heartbreaker, which I first saw over on Stacia Kane’s blog.  A self-published author was cruelly and horribly duped into believing a prominent agent at a very prominent house wanted to represent her work.  This happened, quite literally, overnight.  Needless to say, the whole thing turned out to be a mean-spirited scam.

Apparently she’s not the first person this has happened to, so I post the link as heads up.  But really, the Greeks are our object lesson.  When those gift horse comes knocking, ask a few questions before you let him in.