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Victoria Strauss

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If you get a call from Octagon Library or Richmond Indie Books (both purportedly in Virginia) asking about book orders, be wary. Not sure what the scam is--maybe phishing, maybe fake checks--but Octagon doesn't seem to exist & Richmond Indie has extremely sketchy website www.richmondindiebooks.com

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Laura T's avatar Laura T @ltintcky.bsky.social
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I’m pretty sure that address for Richmond Indie Books is bogus.

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Roland "Big Spooky" B's avatar Roland "Big Spooky" B @colbosch.bsky.social
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A search of the Virginia Secretary of State's Corporation Commission turned up no records for either Richmond Indie Books nor Octagon Library. Richmond Indie Books claims to be a non-profit, but that's a specific legal status that must be registered with their state.

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Victoria Strauss's avatar Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.bsky.social
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Just found this, which confirms that Octagon Library and Richmond Indie are using the same phone number lookup.robokiller.com/p/276-282-7102

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Rigby!'s avatar Rigby! @rigbees.bsky.social
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I live in Richmond - I've never heard of this place before and that address doesn't exist.

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