Anatomy of a Job Interview Scam

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kwar13 · 6h ago

Job interview scams have always been a thing on LinkedIn but I've noticed they have gotten more sophisticated. With the arrival of LLMs they're able to "speak the language" so to speak and don't immediately stand out as scams unless you're paying attention.

Here's the latest scam I encountered on LinkedIn which while from a technical standpoint might not be the most sophisticated is well socially engineered and IMO could dupe people who are non-technical and might not have their guard up.

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Anatomy of a Job Interview Scam

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