We did a Sourcecon.com hangout, and I walked through a giant list of fake profiles sent to me by a B2B company. Profiles are increasingly sophisticated, and we need to start policing them ourselves.

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What to Look For
• Stock Photography
• lower case names and titles
• Age of photo doesn’t match experience
• B2B lead companies
• Weird information in college and skills
• Connections same letters as your name
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What to Do
• Don’t Connect
• Block and Remove
• Report as Spam - say - fake photos
• I Don’t Know
• Turn off Connection Settings
• Don’t report fake profile
• Message friends who are connected
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