Arthur Youngblood Hawk is a Canadian con man. He approaches Canadian communities abroad and presents himself as a small to medium player in the publishing business. Two of his methods of operation are:
- To get people to invest in book, or online "e-book" projects, generally for other people's work to which he doesn't own the rights. The money is invested, the project either never materializes or shows in some sample that's never marketed, and the investors' money disappears; or
- Hawk, by himself or with a partner, creates a glossy publication and sells all sorts of expensive ads, but this publication either never appears, or appears only in token form (a few copies when a much larger print run was promised. Bills associated with the production, printing and web design of the publication are never paid.
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