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Scam of the day – January 17, 2026 – LinkedIn Job Scams Are Exploding: How Fake Recruiters, AI, and Phony Websites Are Stealing Identities

by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 16, 2026 | Scam of the day

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network and, as such, has long been attractive to scammers seeking to piggy-back on the sites good reputation. Recently the number of job scams being found on LinkedIn has increased dramatically. A recent...

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Scam of the day – January 17, 2026 – LinkedIn Job Scams Are Exploding: How Fake Recruiters, AI, and Phony Websites Are Stealing Identities

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