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LinkedIn, like many online platforms, faces challenges in dealing with fake profiles and fraudulent activity. While LinkedIn has measures in place to detect and prevent fake profiles and scams, it's not always foolproof, and some fake profiles and scam attempts may still slip through the cracks. Ease of Creating Accounts: Just like on other social media platforms, it's relatively easy for individuals to create fake LinkedIn profiles. They may use fake names, photos, and credentials to appear legitimate. Scammers and Phishing: Some individuals create fake LinkedIn profiles to engage in phishing scams, where they try to extract personal or financial information from users. They may pose as recruiters, job seekers, or potential business partners to gain trust. This message is to be aware to all of you.

Facebook and email hacking have recently been at an all-time high, with Bangladeshis frequently falling victim to phishing and hacking attempts from malicious parties. One particular scam that has become common lately is the 'job offer' scam message, in which unknown phone numbers offer jobs or money to unsuspecting mobile phone users. As per the official guideline by the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell of Bangladesh, there are a few things you should do as soon as you receive such an SMS. 1. Do not click the link. 2. Immediately delete the message. 3. Block the number the message came from. 4. If you have by chance clicked the link, do not share your Facebook or email username and password. 5. For future safety, keep two-factor authentication enabled in your account. 6. For additional safety, keep an additional email in your Facebook account for emergency account recovery. #scamalert #cyberawareness #hacking

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Important Notification: Beware of Facebook phishing scams! If you receive a message claiming that your Facebook page is scheduled for permanent deletion due to trademark infringement, it may be a scam. Facebook does not send such messages. Always check the sender's email address and domain name, and be cautious of any links provided. If you receive such a message, do not click on any links or provide any personal information. Stay safe and protect your business operations.

Are you honey potting me?? While a funny line from "The Interview" scams are a real thing that I'm certain everyone has experienced at one point or another. The article below discusses a few of the most prevalent on LinkedIn. I've certainly encountered a few phishing scams, crypto scams and fake profiles on the platform. The fake recruiters can make it harder for legit recruiting in my industry too. What about you? What are some of the best ways you've kept yourself safe on social media in the past? #scams #scam #scammers #scamalert #scamawareness #scamprevention #staffingindustry #staffing #staffingandrecruiting #recruiting #recruitingtrends #cybersecurity #cyberdefence https://lnkd.in/dFyGndZ5

There’s a significant number of people who are getting scammed by a fake Meta message telling them that their account has been banned for content violations or other variants of the scam. The hackers then take over the business page and kick out all the legitimate admins. The business is then left in a never ending loop of “thank you for your patience” or “we understand this is urgent for you” canned sympathy emails from what seems to be the most incompetent service support staff ever. Since the legitimate admins are no longer admins, they cannot do anything except an admin dispute, which is found buried in the farthest corners of their support system. Then, when the victim posts, they are flooded with offers of help from suspicious profiles who send them to another suspicious profile who claims to be an “expert” and “works with the team to get your account back immediately” when, in fact, it too is a scam conjured up to get people to pay. If the accounts are then restored as promised, that means that the Facebook/Meta team members are in on the scam. This would simply be another form of ransomware, perpetrated by the employees themselves. Could this be possible from within an organization of this size?? Where’s the breakdown in the oversight, accountability, service delivery? How are hackers and scammers allowed to thrive while the legitimate owner is perpetually ignored? Is there anyone in my network connected to a legitimate employee of Meta/Facebook who can research the potential large scale fraud that could be happening? #cybercrime #OSCP #ethicalhacker #cybersecurity #customer #facebook #helpdesk #cybertrends Hacking Articles

Social media scams Social media scams are becoming increasingly more popular and come in many forms. For example: You might see a social media quiz that promises to tell you what personality type you are, or what celebrity you look like, or offers you an eye-catching prize. They usually include terms and conditions which allow the data you enter to be sold to third parties. The quiz developer can also obtain a lot of information about you from your profile, friends list, and IP address – which can be used to build up a picture as part of identity theft. Or perhaps you receive a random friend request on Instagram from a fraudster posing as someone you may know, who then sends you a phishing link that takes you to a malicious site. Perhaps you download an app on social media which you think is legitimate, but in fact downloads malware onto your device. How to avoid social media scams Avoid quizzes and never click on pop-up messages or posts that contain content that seems either shocking or else too good to be true. Don’t click on links or open attachments in unsolicited messages. Beware of clicking on shortened URLs that hide the full location of the webpage. They are very common on Twitter, and while they could innocently direct you to the correct site, there’s always a chance they might divert you to one which installs malware,also be-careful of Facebook market place too .

Scammers often exploit LinkedIn through various methods, including fake profiles, phishing emails, and fraudulent job offers. These scams aim to steal personal information, money, or both. Here are some key points to be aware of: 1. Fake Profiles and Connection Requests: 2. Phishing Emails 3. Robocalls and Scam Calls 4. Fake Job Offers And make sure check that hastag posts like comment below #intrested #yes etc. before apply be alert those things.

LinkedIn removed over 21 million fake accounts in the past year. Millions of these are AI bots and there are millions more that have not been detected. The most frightening ones are those that engage in malicious activities such as phishing, identity theft, and spreading malware. These bots can impersonate legitimate users or organizations, deceive individuals, and collect personal or sensitive information. Most commonly, they pretend to be job recruiters and prey on unsuspecting and desperate people looking for jobs. I have personally been contacted by a number of them recently. If you are a real person messaging me directly, please excuse my candidness as I am being vigilant in protecting my own online security. Spotting bots on LinkedIn requires careful examination of profiles and user behavior. Signs include generic or stock photos, inconsistencies in profile information, rapid and repetitive actions, scripted messages, and suspicious connections or endorsements. Monitoring for these indicators can help in identifying automated or fake accounts. To prevent falling victim to these bots, you should adjust your privacy settings, verify connections through other means, avoid suspicious links, enable two-factor authentication, and report any suspicious activity to LinkedIn. Just remember to use common sense. If it sounds like a bot and looks like a bot, then it is definitely a bot. #aichatbot #cybersecurityawareness #dataprivacy

Hello LinkedIn / LinkedIn Help, I apologize for posting about this issue publicly, but I am unable to file a support ticket. Please contact me in private regarding the following issue. Is there a limit on the number of profiles I can report to LinkedIn? I have received over 90 phishing emails from on company which has a page here on LinkedIn. I reported the company to LinkedIn as fraud. After that I decided to report then block the 80 or so employees who worked for the company, but after reporting and blocking 15 of those employees all following attempts to report and block the employees resulted in an error. I know LinkedIn has a limit on the number of profiles which can be viewed in a day, and this is controlled by bots/scripts, and I am wondering if this is same issue in this case. All I am doing is blocking profiles of employees who work for a specific company who have sent phishing emails to me. Please advise. Thank you ~ Jim Cox