You describe everything from how they use automated emails,
too fake messages and fake profiles all in an effort to get you to buy a membership.
Not exact matches
But one thing has started
too, people calling out those who buy followers, i have gotten a few direct
messages from, what i am assuming are
fake accounts calling out other bloggers.
Perhaps the article isn't sending the not -
too - subtle
message that indie authors suck, thus their reviews must be
fake, or at least suspect, thus the only way to save yourself the grief is to buy trad pub books, which have paid reviews from the shills who do it for a living... er... never mind.