{"id":609,"date":"2025-08-25T15:13:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tectuma.com\/?p=609"},"modified":"2025-08-25T18:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:39:15","slug":"new-linkedin-scam-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tectuma.com\/?p=609","title":{"rendered":"New LinkedIn Scam Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Well, I hit that point where I\u2019m being hit with a new type of spam. Yesterday I got two, and this morning I just got another one. Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Someone replies to one of your posts with something like:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is currently an open IT Manager position available at [a well-known large company], which presents a fantastic opportunity for someone with your qualifications.<br>The hiring process is being overseen by a colleague\u2026 You can reach out directly at [companyname@outlook.com<br>].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sounds legit, right? But here are the red flags:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Domain giveaway \u2013 No large company is going to use @outlook.com, @gmail.com, or @yahoo.com. They\u2019ll use their official domain (e.g., @gm.com, @chevron.com, @americanexpress.com).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suspicious profile \u2013 The photo is usually a stock headshot pulled from a photography site. The account has little activity and only 0\u20135 followers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u201cresume trap\u201d \u2013 Once you email them, they\u2019ll send you a job description (likely scraped from what you\u2019ve already shared) and say it\u2019s perfect for you. Then comes the hook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you available in the next 10\u201315 minutes so we can push this to HR?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then suddenly, \u201cOh no! Your resume doesn\u2019t meet the executive standard. You only have 6 hours to fix it before the opportunity is gone. Contact this person at a Gmail\/Yahoo account to rewrite it for a fee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trust me: there is no job. The only thing they\u2019re selling is a fake resume rewrite service, preying on people\u2019s hopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I report every one of them I see. I wish these scammers all the \u201cgood will\u201d LinkedIn and the companies can give them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Tip for scammers: When picking your mark, maybe don\u2019t go after someone with a background in cybersecurity. I log and track everything.  You might annoy us enough to start taking real action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I\u2019m reminded of this line from a movie:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t know who you are. I don&#8217;t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom I can tell you I don&#8217;t have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LinkedIn Profile:\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kennethdoerhoff\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kennethdoerhoff\/<\/a><br>My Resume:\u00a0<a>https:\/\/tectuma.com\/Kenneth_Doerhoff_Resume.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I hit that point where I\u2019m being hit with a new type of spam. Yesterday I got two, and this morning I just got another one. Here\u2019s how it works: Someone replies to one of your posts with something like: \u201cThere is currently an open IT Manager position available at [a well-known large company],&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tectuma.com\/?p=609\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New LinkedIn Scam Alert<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New LinkedIn Scam Alert - 30 Elm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Beware of a new LinkedIn job scam targeting professionals. 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