LinkedIn Crypto Fraud: As FBI Deems It 'Significant Threat,' What Should You Watch Out For?

Andrey Danilovich / iStock.com Just as cryptocurrencies continue to grow in popularity, so do related scams to steal a person’s money. And no site is immune to their unlawful intent, be it a family-run, small business website or even an established market leader and employment-centric online service that specializes in career development and professional networking such as LinkedIn. See: LinkedIn Reports Bright Future for Gen Z and Millennial Entry-Level Job SeekersFind: 22 Side Gigs That Can Make You Richer Than a Full-Time Job According to the FBI, fraudsters using LinkedIn to lure and steal money from consumers via cryptocurrency investments pose a “significant threat” to both the platform and its users alike. In an exclusive interview with CBNC, Sean Ragan — the FBI’s special agent in charge of the San Francisco and Sacramento field offices — claimed that the agency has seen a significant rise in investment-related fraud. Most employment scams use enticing, hard-to-detect approaches to target people who’ve been out of work in order to collect personal information from employment forms or resumes on job websites like Indeed or Zip Recruiter. And other scams promise guaranteed or easy income, for a price. However, Ragan, the FBI and LinkedIn are tracking a…
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