In the last 24 hours I have received two scam invitations to connect to
people on LinkedIn.
The first was from a US surgeon. This was an obvious fake, as the photo
was too good: it turns out some unfortunate South American surgeon has
had their photo misused widely.
The second was from a Bitcoin investment advisor. Their advice seems to
be to buy Bitcoin early on, as you would have made a lot of money.
Curiously, one of the interests the surgeon lists on their profile is
bitcoin, and one of their skills is financial advice (attested by what
appears to be a fake Russian computer professional).
I have asked LinkedIn to delete these "people".
Perhaps this is some sort of coordinated sting.
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Tom Worthington, MEd FHEA FACS CP http://www.tomw.net.au +61(0)419496150
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