Schemers create fake profiles and reach out to real people on LinkedIn, under the guise of helping them make money through crypto.
Criminal rings are exploiting people's trust in LinkedIn as a reliable place for networking.
CNBC recently talked to a group of victims whose losses ranged from $200,000 to $1.6 million.Between January 2021 and March 2022, scammers siphoned $575 million from victims in bogus crypto investment schemes, according to the
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