Security News > 2017 > April > Fake LinkedIn emails phishing job seekers (Help Net Security)
2017-04-18 15:57
Fake LinkedIn emails are hitting inboxes, trying to get recipients to hand over their CVs. The scammers are trying to impersonate the popular employment-oriented social networking service, but careful users will immediately spot many things that point to the email being fake: The email sender address that has nothing to do with LinkedIn The lack of certain design elements and the “unsubscribe” footer usually contained in LinkedIn emails The email not addressing the recipient by … More →
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