These scams usually request a small fee up front and claim that you will receive a large sum of money in return. You may also be asked for bank account and credit card numbers.

These scams typically involve people pretending to be recruiters or employers offering high-paying jobs for little work. These can include mystery shopper, work from home, or personal assistant scams.

Here are some common things to look out for to stay safe while searching for jobs on LinkedIn:

• Financial requests: Do not provide payment or account credentials as part of the application process. Legitimate companies should not require transfers, checks, gift cards or the wiring of funds as a condition of the application process.
• Promises of compensation: A posting that prominently focuses on the amount of pay you will receive in the first year, as an advance, or as a signing bonus.
• Bad grammar: Postings that include multiple misspellings and grammatical errors.
• Company impersonators: Postings that mirror a reputable company, but there’s no link to the business, mismatched email or website domains, or there is difficulty with locating an address, business phone number, and/or email address. Pay close attention to LinkedIn profiles that are incomplete, have low connection counts overall, or are not connected to many employees within the company they represent.
• Equipment Purchases: Be cautious if a company asks you to purchase your own equipment (computers, iPads, mobile phones) and requests you to mail it to their IT department.
• Applicant Follow-up Questions: Proceed with caution if you receive an application follow-up request that requires you to click on a link to answer additional questions; especially if the questions request personal information such as a social security number.
• General anonymity: Proceed with caution if you can’t quickly verify the identity of the poster. One way to confirm identity is to use a search engine to fact check. Simply input any available contact information from the sender, including phone number, email address and social media handles to verify they are who they say they are. If you’re suspicious, it’s possible the anonymity is an intentional attempt to mislead you. 

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These scams come from fraudsters who contact you, expressing interest in a romantic relationship, commenting on your appearance and requesting to be contacted.