This guy has spent two years hunting fake job listings on LinkedIn, and found 60,000 of them
He says scammers use polished profiles and hijacked company pages to lure applicants into schemes that can expose personal or financial information.
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He Was Looking for a Job — Then He Uncovered Nearly 60,000 Fake Listings Targeting Desperate Workers
Jay Jones investigates fake recruiters and duplicate LinkedIn profiles, revealing recruitment-scam red flags and how job seekers can protect their personal information.
This guy has spent two years hunting fake job listings on LinkedIn, and found 60,000 of them
The fraud is not limited to obvious fake accounts. Some scammers create batches of recruiter profiles using copied photos and similar account details. Others take over dormant, verified LinkedIn accounts and attach them to legitimate companies. Still others place job ads on legitimate company pages that direct applicants to outside...Read Entire Article
TechSpot: This guy has spent two years hunting fake job listings on LinkedIn, and found 60,000 of them
TechSpot: This guy has spent two years hunting fake job listings on LinkedIn, and found 60,000 of them. “Since being laid off from an advertising role in late 2023, [Jay] Jones says he has helped get nearly 60,000 fake job listings removed from the internet, most of them from LinkedIn. He has also flagged about 7,000 profiles that he believes were used in job scams.”
Verified profiles, company pages, and well-designed job advertisements are being used to lure candidates into fraudulent schemes that may cost them money or expose their personal information. Jay Jones, a job seeker from the Chicago area, made it his mission to find fake job offers. Since being fired from an advertising role in late 2023, Jones has claimed to have helped remove nearly 60,000 fake job advertisements from the Internet, most of the…
In two years, an American has tracked down about 60,000 fake job advertisements and 7,000 suspicious profiles on LinkedIn. Tags: #Consecutive #Jobs
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