LinkedIn is a great business tool for professionals. It is the digital business card, Rolodex and Who’s Who all rolled in to one. It helps us connect and stay connected, find new opportunities and find new talent. Those are its good points. The dark side to LinkedIn, and other professional social media sites, is that it is becoming a scammer’s playground where fake personas, fake opportunities, and identity theft and phishing scams are becoming more prevalent and more creative.
Read the full article as published by Ryan Hubbs, CFE, CIA, CCEP, CCSA, PHR, President, Houston ACFE Chapter.
The Scammers Playground: How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Fake LinkedIn Profiles.
Enjoy the read, and protect yourself!
Joe White
President
Real Estate and Mortgage Institute of Canada Inc.
