6 LinkedIn Scams to Watch Out For
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Loading... - Cosette Escoffier
- 15 Sep 2022
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LinkedIn is a social network for professional networking, seeking employment, and staying in touch with colleagues past and present. Like any social network, the platform has its fair share of users who are looking to scam, deceive, and defraud you if given half a chance.
Here are some of the most prevalent scams, and what you can do to avoid falling victim to them.
Fake Job Offers
It should come as no great surprise that the social network most popular with recruiters and job-seekers sees its fair share of employment-based scams. The fake job offer is a common tactic among scammers, who often use fake profiles linked to legitimate companies with no intention of paying the people they target.
These scammers may simply be after your labor, asking you to perform tasks for them as part of an onboarding process. They may target freelancers too, quoting competitive (some might say too good to be true) remuneration. In reality, they have no intent on paying you and will instead disappear when the time comes and move on to their next victim.
Some of these fake recruiters might not last that long. They may instead simply be interested in stealing your personal information, contact details, social security numbers, or even copies of your identity documents (like a passport or driving license) for identity fraud purposes. Read More...
