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 Fake profiles may have connections with all the same or all opposite gender people with fake looking profile pictures.  Fake profiles can range from a few to several hundred connections, as well as a handful of skill endorsements.  They also usually belong to several groups and follow a couple of companies and influencers.  Check out mutual connections from a connection request, or better yet, message your connections di rectly to see if you can confirm an individual’s identity prior to connecting to their profile.

17.14.1.5 Fake Names Or Doppelgangers Threat actors may create fake names or doppelgänger accounts to help their threat activities.

 Accounts created in this may use generic names or that of a famous person, like an actor, actress or television personality.  Some scammers will use the name of a more obscure actor or actress that would not be as known to most of those on LinkedIn.  Threa t actors may also create accounts that impersonate a legitimate person’s account. These accounts are doppelgangers, and their users try to assume a legitimate connection’s identity as best as they can.  These doppelganger accounts are often 3rd degree connections. To protect against this, run the account name in LinkedIn’s search function to see if they have more than one account.  If so, you may have showed their doppelgänger or found the true account and uncovered that whomever you are interacting with is the doppelganger.  If you can, block the illegitimate account(s). This prevents the threat actor from viewing your profile, trying to follow your account on LinkedIn, and from delivering any type of malware to you through LinkedIn InMail.

More about doppelgänger accounts are available in the article "A Sneak Into The Devil's Colony-Fake Profiles in Online Social Networks” at the following URL . 467

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