Unfortunately, criminals seized on that opportunity, and fake job scams skyrocketed as well. I never knew a fake job scam could be posted on LinkedIn. In fact, they appeared to be real LinkedIn profiles that the thieves had copied to conduct their fake job scam. What to do if you’ve been the victim of a fake job scamIf you discover you’ve fallen for a fake job scam, call your bank’s fraud department immediately. The first step in the fake job scam “hiring” process is requesting lots of your personal details.