[rehab] Fwd: Beware bogus emails from LinkedIn asking for your CV

[Dick Davis]

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Dick Davis
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From: "James Gagnier" <jgagnier at blindinc.org>
Date: Apr 19, 2017 8:22 AM
Subject: Beware bogus emails from LinkedIn asking for your CV
To: <allstaff at blindinc.org>
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 Beware bogus emails from LinkedIn asking for your CV!
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> 21 hours ago
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> 2 Min Read
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> [image:
> https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/linkedin-scam.jpeg]
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> LinkedIn users are being warned to be on their guard following a rise in
> reports of attacks being distributed via email designed to trick job
> seekers into sharing their personal details.
>
> Scammers have spammed out email messages posing as communications from
> LinkedIn, claiming that a company is “urgently seeking” workers matching
> your qualifications in “your region”.
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> [image:
> https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bogus-linkedin-email.jpeg]
> <https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bogus-linkedin-email.jpeg>
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> It would be nice to think that recipients of the bogus message would spot
> a number of warning signals as soon as they open the communication in their
> email inbox. But there’s always a chance that someone eager to find new
> employment might – in their haste – not notice that the messages
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> ·         do not come from a real LinkedIn email address;
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> ·         do not address recipients by name – and do not describe what
> region the employer is recruiting in, or specify which of qualifications
> they believe have been matched with the potential employer’s criteria;
>
> ·         are not written in very good English!
>
> As *HelpNetSecurity* describes
> <https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/04/18/fake-linkedin-phishing-job-seekers/>,
> if anyone was careless enough to follow the email’s advice and click on the
> link contained within the message – they would be taken to a third-party
> website where they are instructed to upload their CVs, making it child’s
> play for scammers to harvest the information.
>
> Just think of some of the personal information that you include in your CV
> or resume. Before you know it, a scammer might have your full name, date of
> birth, work and home email addresses, work and home telephone numbers, and
> all manner of other personal information that could be abused by scammers.
>
> At the simplest level such data breaches could lead to a rise in targeted
> spam attacks, or scam phone calls. But it could also be a stepping stone to
> more damaging business email compromise (also often known as “CEO fraud”)
> which has resulted, in some cases, in companies losing tens of millions
> of dollars
> <https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/cyber-fraud-ceo-fired>.
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> Anything which gives online criminals inside information about you and
> your position within a company could give them the head start they need to
> launch a targeted attack that could lead to a significant data breach or a
> substantial financial loss.
>
> In short, being careless with your personal information – such as your CV
> – might not just put your career in jeopardy, it could also ultimately
> endanger the company you work for. And that’s certainly not going to ever
> look good on your CV.
>
>
>
> James
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> James Gagnier
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> Network Administrator / Webmaster
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> Blindness: Learning In New Dimensions, Inc.
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> Phone: (612) 872-0100
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> jgagnier at blindinc.org
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