Beware of the Lumberg Hoax
Albert E. Whale
CYBERSECURITY OVERSIGHT LEADER | Leader in Quantum, AI, and Zero Trust | Award-Winning International Author | Speaker
I was out of town on Tuesday when I received my first Invitation from 'Bill' Lumberg to connect with him on LinkedIn. When I observed the initial invite, I had just declined an invite from another invitation from Initech, which was from Frank Morris, Server Admin at Initech Technology Solutions, from Irmo, South Carolina.
At the Time, Frank had a low number of connections, maybe 100+. But what tipped me off (yes, I do read the profiles), is that this guy spoke English and Latin, which I thought was different for a Server Admin.
Now Frank may or may not be a Server Admin, but when the next invitation arrived from William Lumberg, would you know who it is?
So did you know Bill Lumberg from something before? My business partner has been talking to me about Bill Lumberg for Months (from the TV Show the Office). But this William Lumberg sent me an invitation to connect, and I was the First Connection to be made. In only three days, the number of connections received by this profile exceeds 431!
How many NEW Connections did you make this week? I can think of many uses for the collection the connection on this Profile. Do you want to be Harvested as well?
Please take the time to review the profiles of the individuals that are trying to connect to you. You will be glad that you did.
Senior Quality Analyst and Cartographer at Michelin Mobility Intelligence
9 年And Lumbergh is from the movie Office Space - NOT the TV show, The Office. The movie is far better. And don't forget about Hawaiian shirt day!
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9 年Was this before you fixed your TPS report? If not, I'm going to have to go ahead and ask you to come in on Saturday.
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9 年Albert, thanks for sharing. The reality is that many, not all, LinkedIn members are focused on the quantity of connections they have and not the quality. Your sage advice to simply read and screen invitations to connect can prevent a lot of problems for LinkedIn members.
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9 年I feel sorry for the guy in the stock photo!
Senior GRC Engineer at Aquia; CISSP; CISM; Cybersecurity SME; Legal Editor at Digital Forensics Magazine
9 年However, the movie character's last name is spelled 'Lumbergh'. :-)