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31,000 Fake Jobs Later: Jay Jones’ Playbook for Stopping Recruiter Impersonation
Scammers are flooding LinkedIn—and they’re getting smarter. In this episode, Jim Stroud talks with Jay Jones (aka “The Profiler”), a copywriter-turned-scam hunter who has personally helped take down 31,000+ fake jobs and 7,000+ bogus profiles. Jay breaks down the most common grifts hitting job seekers and employers—from ATS “resume score” shakedowns to hijacked recruiter identities, one-way video “interviews” used to clone you, and brand-impostor company pages—then shares a clear playbook HR and TA leaders can use to protect their pipelines, reputations, and people.
You’ll learn:
• The top red flags: Gmail “recruiters,” zero-activity profiles, low connection counts, camera-off interviews, missing requisitions, too-fast timelines.
• How fake “ATS scores” and resume rewrites become gateways to identity theft.
• Why hijacked profiles + brand impersonation are skyrocketing—and how to spot them fast.
• Practical verification steps your recruiters should follow every time.
• What companies can do beyond a website disclaimer to actively deter fraud.
Resources & CTA
• Jay’s Scam Detection Guide (Vol. 1 – Free): Find it in the Featured section of Jay’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonesdoyoucopy/
• Volume 2: Advanced tactics, psychology of scams, and hijacked-profile forensics. https://theprofiler.gumroad.com/l/volume2
• Book Jay to brief your team or campus: [email protected]
• More info about Jay Jones https://theprofiler.gumroad.com/
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By Jim Stroud
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Scammers are flooding LinkedIn—and they’re getting smarter. In this episode, Jim Stroud talks with Jay Jones (aka “The Profiler”), a copywriter-turned-scam hunter who has personally helped take down 31,000+ fake jobs and 7,000+ bogus profiles. Jay breaks down the most common grifts hitting job seekers and employers—from ATS “resume score” shakedowns to hijacked recruiter identities, one-way video “interviews” used to clone you, and brand-impostor company pages—then shares a clear playbook HR and TA leaders can use to protect their pipelines, reputations, and people.
You’ll learn:
• The top red flags: Gmail “recruiters,” zero-activity profiles, low connection counts, camera-off interviews, missing requisitions, too-fast timelines.
• How fake “ATS scores” and resume rewrites become gateways to identity theft.
• Why hijacked profiles + brand impersonation are skyrocketing—and how to spot them fast.
• Practical verification steps your recruiters should follow every time.
• What companies can do beyond a website disclaimer to actively deter fraud.
Resources & CTA
• Jay’s Scam Detection Guide (Vol. 1 – Free): Find it in the Featured section of Jay’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonesdoyoucopy/
• Volume 2: Advanced tactics, psychology of scams, and hijacked-profile forensics. https://theprofiler.gumroad.com/l/volume2
• Book Jay to brief your team or campus: [email protected]
• More info about Jay Jones https://theprofiler.gumroad.com/
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