Here’s a scam all freelance writers should know about, courtesy of Gracepub’s blog:

Here is how the scam works: The writer can quote any price and the fraudster agrees -but insists on sending a certified cashier’s check rather than using PayPal. For those of you who are new to work at home-online, and freelance writing, this in itself is warning #1, something is wrong. Everyone uses paypal.

New Cheque Cashing Scam