Recruitment scams are on the rise on LinkedIn, which has become a playground for recruitment scammers.
According to a recent study, nearly 80% of recruiters have been confronted with scam attempts on LinkedIn. In France, nearly 40% of recruitment professionals have either fallen victim to or known someone who has fallen victim to a scam on LinkedIn.
Scammers use a variety of methods to trick LinkedIn users.
One of the most common methods is to contact users posing as a legitimate recruiter or company. They then request personal information or fees for a recruitment process that does not exist. Around 20% of recruitment professionals have reported receiving requests for payment from fake recruiters on LinkedIn.
Extract from the newspaper article " Capital " Fake job adverts: this very perfidious scam to obtain your personal data "
Nearly 130 people have fallen victim to a job offer scam. They all believed they had been hired on advantageous terms by Kwantic, a genuine web development agency whose identity had been usurped, reported Le Figaro on December 13 and BFMTV on December 14. A job offer posted on Indeed and LinkedIn, a real job interview, an offer of a permanent contract and an appointment to sign the contract at the real company's head office in Paris or Bordeaux... Almost all the ingredients for a successful application were there, except that it was a scam.
The fake recruiter canceled the appointment the day before it was due to take place, citing difficulties linked to the loss of a major client. In the meantime, the real candidate had sent a number of personal details, such as his bank details, a photocopy of his identity card, proof of address less than three months old, and his Social Security certificate.
These recruitment scams have a major impact on the recruitment process.
Candidates may be discouraged from applying for jobs on LinkedIn for fear of running into a scam. Recruiters, for their part, can lose time and money because of these false candidates. What's more, it can have a negative impact on a company's reputation if candidates discover that scams have been run in its name.
Recruitment scams on LinkedIn are a growing threat to recruitment professionals and candidates alike. It's important to remain vigilant and never divulge personal information or pay fees for a recruitment process. Companies also need to be proactive in combating scams and protecting their online reputation.
Do not relax your vigilance, in case of doubt LinkedIn "Recognize and report scams".) :
Here are several distinctive signs of a scam message:
Offers that seem too good to be true.
Messages containing spelling or grammatical errors.
Messages not addressed to you personally.
Messages asking for personal or financial information.
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