LinkedIn has become a major social media platform because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up allowing people to create wide reaching professional networks, but it like any other social media has its fair share of fraudsters and scam artists. However, LinkedIn is somewhat unique in that the severity of its scam problem has led the FBI to call them a major threat.
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that crypto scams are especially rife on this platform. Other common scams include asking for so called deposits before granting someone employment, paying a recruitment commission in exchange for a job offer as well as offering prizes that are entirely fraudulent in nature with all things having been considered and taken into account.
LinkedIn addresses this announcement in a blog post wherein the company stated that it manages to catch most of the scams before they are able to victimize anyone, but in spite of the fact that this is the case plenty of scams appear to be slipping through the cracks.
Any communication in which users are asked for money or given the chance to take part in a lottery or a prize giveaway should be seen as suspicion because these are strong indicators that someone might be trying to scam you. Romantic approaches on the platform can also be a sign of potential attempted fraud, although they represent a much wider problem of inappropriate behavior in the business community as well.
Undergoing some awareness training for security can help users to avoid falling for such scams, and they can also give them a chance to report scams as and when they see them. With well over 800 million users, LinkedIn was bound to become a hub for scams. Its position as the central resource for networking and business connections makes it an even more useful platform to conduct scams on.
Hence, users should be given information about what scammers look like, and LinkedIn should ramp up its efforts to remove them from the platform.
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With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that crypto scams are especially rife on this platform. Other common scams include asking for so called deposits before granting someone employment, paying a recruitment commission in exchange for a job offer as well as offering prizes that are entirely fraudulent in nature with all things having been considered and taken into account.
LinkedIn addresses this announcement in a blog post wherein the company stated that it manages to catch most of the scams before they are able to victimize anyone, but in spite of the fact that this is the case plenty of scams appear to be slipping through the cracks.
Any communication in which users are asked for money or given the chance to take part in a lottery or a prize giveaway should be seen as suspicion because these are strong indicators that someone might be trying to scam you. Romantic approaches on the platform can also be a sign of potential attempted fraud, although they represent a much wider problem of inappropriate behavior in the business community as well.
Undergoing some awareness training for security can help users to avoid falling for such scams, and they can also give them a chance to report scams as and when they see them. With well over 800 million users, LinkedIn was bound to become a hub for scams. Its position as the central resource for networking and business connections makes it an even more useful platform to conduct scams on.
Hence, users should be given information about what scammers look like, and LinkedIn should ramp up its efforts to remove them from the platform.
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