I Talked to Cybersecurity Experts After These LinkedIn Scams Almost Fooled Me

Geoff Williams is a journalist and author. His byline has appeared in numerous publications, including U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, LIFE magazine, CNNMoney.com, The Wall Street Journal's Buy Side and Consumer Reports. He is also the author of several books, including "C.C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race" (Tantor Media) and "Washed Away" (Pegasus Books).

No matter where you hang out online, social media is riddled with scammers looking for targets to swindle or con you out of your cash. 

But on LinkedIn, it can be especially tricky to weed out wrongdoers because they can be disguised as career opportunities. 

I've had more than a few fake job recruiters contact me -- some through LinkedIn, and some, I suspect, by finding me on LinkedIn and then reaching out to me over email.

These days, scammers are using ...