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by A4ET8a8uTh0 1992 days ago
So odd question if anyone can answer. Did Amazon already have the author's information ( and hence the 1099 ) or did the fraudster submit it ( in which case, why did he give the correct address )?
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> Reames is a credited author on Amazon by way of several commodity industry books

They most likely already had his information.