Writing Scams

Now I have only started learning the logistics of professional writing, so I've only heard a couple of stories of scams here and there, but as I perused the classifieds for jobs that would require a writer I noticed a scam right away. A person who claims to be a producer asked for a *COMPLETE SCRIPT*, and he says he'll pay later, *IF* he decides to make a movie with it. So he wants a writer's service for free. Nice. And, he says if he makes the movie, he'll *split* the writing fee with you. So when he does decide to pay you, you're only getting paid half. My favorite line of the whole ad, "This is not a scam!" That disclaimer saves you every time!