Catching The LinkedIn Spoof Email To Prevent Malware
Being that LinkedIn is such a popular business social networking website, it was only a matter of time before spoof emails started showing up in our email Inbox.
So how do you determine if the email is real or fake? There are a few key signs of a fake LinkedIn email.
- The subject contains the person's name
- A legit LinkedIn subject is "Join my network on LinkedIn"
- There is another name in the email that doesn't match the others
- The highlighted text that states "Confirm that you know PERSON'S FIRST NAME"
- A legit LinkedIn yellow button says "Accept"
- A Legit LinkedIn email has a text link which states, "View invitation from PERSON'S FULL NAME"
- View the email source code. All links should point to LinkedIn directly
So now that you have identified a spoof LinkedIn email, it is time to mark it as spam and delete it from your mailbox. If you would like a better reason than "It's fake" then I have one for you. The endpoint of the links embedded in the email will bring you to a website which downloads ZeuS malware to your computer. Not good! Inbox beware.
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