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title: New LinkedIn E-Mail Scam
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# New LinkedIn E-Mail Scam

[By Michelle Drolet](https://blog.towerwall.com/author/towerwall2020)

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July 03, 2013

[![LinkedIn Scam](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png)](http://www.towerwall.com/2013/07/03/linkedin-e-mail-scam/fake_linkedin/)  
 Hi all, there is an e-mail scam doing the rounds. The message is an invite from some random person you won’t know with a link (how original). If you get such a message don’t use the link, check your LinkedIn account as if it’s a legit request it will be there waiting for approval.  
 Even if it is legit, make sure you vet all invite requests carefully. I have had several dodgy requests from what I believe to be bogus profiles who are likely up to no good. LinkedIn is about the quality of your contacts not the quantity.  
 Stay safe and Happy / Safe 4th of July.

#### New LinkedIn E-Mail Scam

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