How to Tell a Job Offer from an ID Theft Trap

In this case, it seems like the scammers were too generous with the fake offer and too quick to demand the personal ID, but you can imagine them iterating on this and becoming more sophisticated and convincing as this scam matures. The data quality on LinkedIn is, compared to other social networks, extraordinarily high, but it’s security little better, leaving users and candidates alike vulnerable to scams of this type. Obviously a must read