GoKawiilChicago copywriter reports removal of 60,000 fake job listings from LinkedIn
Jay Jones, an out-of-work copywriter who calls himself 'The Profiler,' says he has spent months tracking down fraudulent job postings and recruiter accounts, mostly on LinkedIn. He told the Wall Street Journal he has helped get nearly 60,000 fake listings and about 7,000 fraudulent recruiter profiles taken down, often by spotting shared photos, near-identical bios, and matching profile URL patterns.
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The scale of Jones's findings suggests fake recruiter accounts and job postings may be a persistent, organized problem on major hiring platforms rather than isolated incidents. His reliance on manual detective work also implies that automated moderation systems at companies like LinkedIn may not be catching these scams on their own, leaving job-seekers exposed to identity theft or fraud schemes.
- Jay Jones says he has helped remove nearly 60,000 fake job postings, mostly on LinkedIn.
- He identified roughly 7,000 allegedly fraudulent recruiter profiles using patterns like shared photos and similar URLs.
- The case highlights gaps in platform moderation that leave detection largely to independent volunteers.
Source: entrepreneur.com — Sherin Shibu, 2026-09-24
Published there as: “Fake Job Ads Are Everywhere. This Internet Vigilante Has Removed 60,000 of Them.”
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