Tag: linkedin

September 13, 2018

Fake LinkedIn Emails

Action Fraud has received multiple reports of fake LinkedIn emails which lead to ‘malicious’ websites. The UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cyber-crime has warned against clicking on any links in these emails.

These fake LinkedIn emails claim that your LinkedIn profile has appeared in multiple searches and provide links you can click on to get more details, but the links lead to malicious websites designed to steal your personal and financial details.

LinkedIn Advice on Phishing Emails

Fraudsters may use a practice called phishing to try to obtain your sensitive data such as usernames, passwords, and credit card information. These criminals impersonate legitimate companies or people, sending emails and links that attempt to direct you to false websites, or infect your computer with malware. LinkedIn will never ask you for your password or ask you to download any programs.

Possible warning signs of a phishing message:

Messages containing bad spelling, grammar, and that aren’t addressed to you personally.
Messages asking you to act immediately.
Messages asking you to open an attachment to install a software update.

To report phishing emails you’ve received, please forward the suspicious email to [email protected].

If you receive a message on LinkedIn and believe it’s a phishing attempt, you can report it by clicking the More icon and selecting ‘Report This Conversation’

You can also block that person from contacting you again.

The most common titles used in phishing emails are :-

Account Suspended
LinkedIn Closing & Termination of your Account
LinkedIn Profile Security Alert
YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE TERMINATED!!!

Stay safe on LinkedIn

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July 28, 2016

Beware of LinkedIn Job Offers

LinkedIn is a good site for job adverts but it unfortunately attracts the attentions of scammers who put fake job adverts on the LinkedIn service.

Sometimes they send out emails that look to be from LinkedIn containing job adverts. But they link to bogus sites designed to gather your identity information.

Also, you may receive an unexpected contact from a LinkedIn member offering a relevant job opportunity.

In this case, the scammer will have set up a phony profile and spammed potential victims, some of whom accept the contact request.

The details of the job offer are discussed, but what the scammer wants is your identity information and sometimes they ask for a fee for their ‘service’ .

It’s not normal practice to pay for a job opportunity, as the recruiters make their money from their clients so anyone asking for money should be a red flag warning to you.

Do be wary about accepting new contacts and check out their profile before accepting

Also, be wary if profiles contain only limited details of the person who’s contacting you, if there are misspellings or poor grammar, or if the person claims to live in Africa or the Middle East.

Do not give out confidential information to a prospective employer unless you have properly checked them (do a Google search on their name and business and look for reviews).

If you believe you have a phony in your contacts, you can block them via your LinkedIn account. You should also let LinkedIn know.

[source scambusters,org]