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LinkedIn Business Invitation Scam
LinkedIn Business Invitation Scam

Scammers are sending out fake "LinkedIn Business Invitation" emails like the one below, to trick potential victims into clicking on the links in them. The links in the fake and phishing emails go a fake LinkedIn website that will ask visitors to sign-in into order to confirm their IDs. But, any attempt to sign-in will result in the potential victims' LinkedIn account credentials being sent to the cyber thieves behind the fake email.

The LinkedIn Business Invitation Scam

Subject: Amanda sent you a message

Date: Thu 1/23/2020 2:01 PM

From: LinkedIn

Linkedin

Business Invitation

You have a new business invitation from Amanda C. Williams

*Status: Verified Member

Message:

Dear info,

I will like to go into a business relationship with you.

Please reply me with your contact information so I can send you breakdown.

Contact Details:

Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Mobile: +1 (203) 72xxxxxx - Click here to View Mobile

Email: sales@xxxxxxxxxxxx - Click here to View eMail

This message was sent from LinkedIn.com mail server to: [email address]

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LinkedIn users who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their account passwords before the cyber thieves gain unauthorised access to and use them fraudulently.

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