The latest articles on DEV Community by eugene zaiko (@66bratz). https://dev.to/66bratz https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4142386%2Fcf1de9de-8770-4405-b59c-a56232b9b7e7.jpg https://dev.to/66bratz en eugene zaiko Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:50:26 +0000 https://dev.to/66bratz/scammers-have-leveled-up-p8n https://dev.to/66bratz/scammers-have-leveled-up-p8n <p>3 fake job offers lately. The first two: quick LinkedIn chat → GitHub link → "test task."</p> <p>The third was slicker — "Eduardo Lima Eduardo" praised my profile, set up a call. <br> 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."<br> A real company's page was also referenced, likely without their knowledge.<br> I took the invite just to watch him squirm when I refused to run anything locally.<br> Five seconds after I refused to clone the repo, access to it was revoked, our LinkedIn chat was deleted, and I was blocked.</p> <p>⚠️ Never run unknown code from a "recruiter" on your machine.</p> <p>Reporting these — sharing so others spot the pattern:<br> Profile (likely fake identity): <a href="https://lnkd.in/dVip2ef2" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://lnkd.in/dVip2ef2</a><br> Repo — do NOT clone/run: github[.]com/rising-0x/DEX-trading-main-mvp<br> Company page referenced (probably impersonated): linkedin[.]com/company/bext360</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7508137917622554624" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read post on Linkedin</a></p>