LinkedIn said it doesn't provide estimates on how much money has been stolen from members through its platform. Another 179,000 were removed after members reported them. LinkedIn said its automated defenses caught 99.1% of spam and scams, a total of 70.8 million, in that same time period. Members reported 127,000 fake profiles that were also removed.
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From July to December 2021, its automated defenses stopped 96% of all fake accounts - that includes 11.9 million that were stopped at registration and 4.4 million that were proactively restricted, the report said. The company says it removed more than 32 million fake accounts from its platform in 2021, according to its semiannual report on fraud. "Letting members know or basically allowing them to understand the risks that they might face." "One of the things that I would really love for us to do more is get into proactive education for members," Rodriguez said. LinkedIn's senior director of trust, privacy and equity, Oscar Rodriguez, said, "trying to identify what is fake and what is not fake is incredibly difficult." "We work with peer companies and government agencies from across the world with the goal of keeping LinkedIn members safe from bad actors. If a member encounters or is the victim of a scam we ask that they report it to us and to local law enforcement."
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We work every day to keep our members safe, and this includes investing in automated and manual defenses to detect and address fake accounts, false information, and suspected fraud." In a statement, LinkedIn acknowledged there has been a recent uptick of fraud on its platform, telling CNBC that "we enforce our policies, which are very clear: fraudulent activity, including financial scams, are not allowed on LinkedIn. The FBI confirmed it has active investigations but could not comment since they are open cases.
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Ragan said the FBI has seen an increase in this particular investment fraud, which is different from a long-running scam in which the criminal pretends to show a romantic interest in the subject to persuade them to part with their money. And they spend their time doing their homework, defining their goals and their strategies, and their tools and tactics that they use." "And they are always thinking about different ways to victimize people, victimize companies. "So the criminals, that's how they make money, that's what they focus their time and attention on," Ragan said.
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The funds are then drained from the account.
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Typically, the fraudster directs the user to a legitimate investment platform for crypto, but after gaining their trust over several months, tells them to move the investment to a site controlled by the fraudster. Victims interviewed by CNBC say since LinkedIn is a trusted platform for business networking, they tend to believe the investments are legitimate. The scammer starts with small talk over LinkedIn messaging, and eventually offers to help the victim make money through a crypto investment.
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The scheme works like this: A fraudster posing as a professional creates a fake profile and reaches out to a LinkedIn user.