3 fake job offers lately. The first two: quick LinkedIn chat → GitHub link → "test task."
The third was slicker — "Eduardo Lima Eduardo" praised my profile, set up a call.
On it, "Preston Ellis" showed up instead Eduardo, pitched the role, then said I had to clone and run their repo locally before "talking to the CEO."
A real company's page was also referenced, likely without their knowledge.
I took the invite just to watch him squirm when I refused to run anything locally.
Five seconds after I refused to clone the repo, access to it was revoked, our LinkedIn chat was deleted, and I was blocked.
⚠️ Never run unknown code from a "recruiter" on your machine.
Reporting these — sharing so others spot the pattern:
Profile (likely fake identity): https://lnkd.in/dVip2ef2
Repo — do NOT clone/run: github[.]com/rising-0x/DEX-trading-main-mvp
Company page referenced (probably impersonated): linkedin[.]com/company/bext360
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