LinkedIn Spam Scam
by Roy Atkinson
Just about an hour ago, I checked my email from my iPhone, and found a request that stopped me in my tracks. Someone I don't know was asking me if it was OK to post my photo on LinkedIn.
The email (see below) looked like a LinkedIn message, but it didn't' smell like a LinkedIn message. LinkedIn is not a place to post a photo (except your profile picture). First, I checked my LinkedIn app, and the message was not there. Next, I touched the "View/Reply" link at the bottom and held it to display the URL (second licture below).
It doesn't go anywhere near LinkedIn.
Be warned - I'm sure I am not the only person to receive one of these social engineering bait emails.
And another attempt on Sunday morning:
And yet more, received 1/16:
