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Someone impersonating me on LinkedIn

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  • 21-07-2019 9:04am
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    frankythefish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 339 ✭✭


    I noted recently that someone set up a fake LinkedIn profile of me. I am livid.

    I really want to find out who. Can this even be done however?


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    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    frankythefish wrote: »
    I noted recently that someone set up a fake LinkedIn profile of me. I am livid.

    I really want to find out who. Can this even be done however?

    Are you sure this isn't a shadow profile created by LinkedIn? Facebook do this also. They create a dummy profile with all the information they have gathered about you from others.


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    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    frankythefish wrote: »
    I noted recently that someone set up a fake LinkedIn profile of me. I am livid.

    I really want to find out who. Can this even be done however?
    Always sensible to address people who might be able to do something about it. Talk to LinkedIn.


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    14dMoney
    Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭14dMoney


    frankythefish wrote: »
    I noted recently that someone set up a fake LinkedIn profile of me. I am livid.

    I really want to find out who. Can this even be done however?

    Long answer a hypothetical yes, but it's probably not going to happen. This would require direct cooperation from LinkedIn, which they most likely won't be interested in pursuing.

    Short but realistic answer no, but you can contact LinkedIn about it and they'll delete it quite promptly.


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    #5
    frankythefish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 339 ✭✭frankythefish


    It's definitely a gag profile of me set up by someone. Would love if I could have ip address of individual who created it tracked to an address


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    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    frankythefish wrote: »
    It's definitely a gag profile of me set up by someone. Would love if I could have ip address of individual who created it tracked to an address

    Only LinkedIn have that info and they will not give it to anyone without a court order. Then the Gardai would have to trace that IP to an ISP customer requiring another court order. The best you can expect is that you report it and it gets taken down


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    frankythefish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 339 ✭✭frankythefish


    So frustrating. Basically any Tom, Dick or Harry can have a bitta fun at someone else's expense and get no comeuppance


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    frankythefish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 339 ✭✭frankythefish


    Will an ip address track to a name if not an address?
    Mr.S wrote: »
    You won’t get an IP address from LinkedIn.

    You won’t be able to track an IP address to an address anyway.

    Best thing you can do is report the profile to LinkedIn and they will act appropriately - https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/61664/reporting-fake-profiles?lang=en


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    Nevermindnow
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭Nevermindnow


    frankythefish wrote: »
    Will an ip address track to a name if not an address?

    No


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    frankythefish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 339 ✭✭frankythefish


    So even if one went down court order route, how could the guilty party ever be identified?


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    Sonny noggs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭Sonny noggs


    frankythefish wrote: »
    So even if one went down court order route, how could the guilty party ever be identified?

    Guilty of what exactly? Is social media impersonation actually a crime?


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    frankythefish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 339 ✭✭frankythefish


    Severe damage to one's reputation could be done. Imagine someone setup a profile of you, say presenting you as racist, homophobic etc etc Even if profile live just for a week it could do untold damage to person
    Sonny noggs wrote: »
    Guilty of what exactly? Is social media impersonation actually a crime?


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    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭OU812


    Email them from a different professional account offering them a job. Make it really interesting & see if they respond. If they do, you've got their IP


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