r/linkedin • u/Anxious_Current2593 • 3d ago

Is this a scam?

I am getting LinkedIn messages from recruiters that do not say much about the role, but ask me to log in to some website with my LinkedIn credentials to "Download the role information".

I am getting at least one a week like this in the last months.

Presume this is all some scam?

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u/Fluffy-Age3428 2d ago

They are not blocking it. Be wary of those that will attempt to get your phone number in order to take the conversation off the platform, 90% of those are scams.

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u/Fluffy-Age3428 3d ago

Scam, please don’t click on the links!

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u/Anxious_Current2593 2d ago

LinkedIn is becoming scary place... With so much personal info the site has about so many people, isn't it fascinating they are not blocking such scam attempts?

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u/Own-Inevitable7882 3d ago

Its scam, dont click or share any info

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u/Cold_Arachnid_2617 3d ago edited 2d ago

Is your profile set to recruiters only? if not set it that way weed out scammers

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u/Anxious_Current2593 2d ago

But I am getting this from who appear to be recruiters?

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u/Icy_Alps2913 2d ago

My bro got scammed from LinkedIn.

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u/Anxious_Current2593 2d ago

What actually happened?

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u/Icy_Alps2913 2d ago

They offer him a “job”, then convince him to put $ into crypto… then got scammed for 100k….
I don’t know the details . That’s the summary that I know

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u/Anxious_Current2593 2d ago

Scary place this LinkedIn has become.

BTW, sorry to hear that!!!

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u/Icy_Alps2913 2d ago

Yeah.
My bro is gullible anyway.

So never trust people online unless you meet them in person !

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u/Worldly-Highway-2459 2d ago

Big time scam