Have you ever heard of Photo Laureates? They told me my picture (which I submitt

Question: Have you ever heard of Photo Laureates!? They told me my picture (which I submitted) was selected for a book!.!?

They want me to pay 69 for the book!. Anyone have any experience w/ this!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I haven't, but generally, when people want you to pay money for something that they've "selected" you for, it is generally some sort of scam!.

Basically if you encounter things like this, type the name plus the word "scam" in google and you'll turn up all sorts of stuff if it isn't legit!.

Here's a conversation that I found that discusses it - some people got ripped off - some people actually got the book!. I think the general conclusion was that it was a scam!.

http://www!.caedes!.net/Zephir!.cgi!?id=7643!.!.!.

Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

This sounds like the same scam as Picture!.com!.

Remember, ANYTIME there is a legitimate use of your photo, they will be paying YOU, !.!.!. not the other way around!. These scuz pump up your ego telling you how great your photo is and you have been selected to be published!. They eventually do publish a book when they get enough suckers to send in money!. The book will be nothing more than some of the worse amateur snapshots you have ever seen, hundreds of them!. These guys end up collecting $50,000 for some books that probably cost them $10,000 to have published at the most!.

Forget it!. When you are REALLY published, you will know it and no one will be wanting YOU to pay THEM money!.

Good you were suspicious enough not to fall for it!.

steveWww@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, I rec'vd a letter regarding my photo being chosen, etc!. It's a scam!.

I wasn't about to BUY a book just to get my photo published in it so I didn't fall for it!. I'm sure many people do!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's a scam to get you to buy a copy of their book!.

That's all!.

Sorry !.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

100% SCAM!Www@QuestionHome@Com