Certification scams
Author: Stefan Waldvogel
The danger of certifications scams
Bonus chapter: Certification fraud is an enormous problem on LinkedIn. Very often you get requests like this:
If you accept this request, you will get a message, and they sell you certifications. They install a RAT (Remote Access Trojan) on your system and take the exam for you. Some just take the money.
You might get the certification, but criminals are in your system and have persistent access to your bank accounts, personal data, everything…. This is cool, isn’t it?
How do you know this is fraud or a scam? Take the picture, and feed it into Google images (reverse search) and you see:
You might get the certification, but criminals are in your system and have persistent access to your bank accounts, personal data, everything…. This is cool, isn’t it?
How do you know this is fraud or a scam? Take the picture, and feed it into Google images (reverse search) and you see:
This LinkedIn person is not real, it is a scammer, 1700 profiles with this picture, it is an automated bot! The second entry mentions a name: Sharon Jose and if it is her real name, she is a victim, too. If you use a reverse search, many times these are "famous" people.
Most of these scammer bots are from India, look female and have education, training, etc in their title and have over 500 connections. If you want to know more about how these criminals work (I guess all of them are male), on YouTube you can find many videos (e.g. scamming the scammers). Some bad ass hackers target these companies, hack their security cameras, and have fun, too. This is illegal, but funny to watch.
LinkedIn is a dangerous place, I see scams every week, sometimes every day. Never trust a message. Never send money.
Hidden tip:
You want to know more about how these guy work? On YouTube search for for "Mark Rober Glitter Box" or scam the scammers.
Most of these scammer bots are from India, look female and have education, training, etc in their title and have over 500 connections. If you want to know more about how these criminals work (I guess all of them are male), on YouTube you can find many videos (e.g. scamming the scammers). Some bad ass hackers target these companies, hack their security cameras, and have fun, too. This is illegal, but funny to watch.
LinkedIn is a dangerous place, I see scams every week, sometimes every day. Never trust a message. Never send money.
Hidden tip:
You want to know more about how these guy work? On YouTube search for for "Mark Rober Glitter Box" or scam the scammers.
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