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Ask HN: Is anyone else getting eerily similar connection requests on LinkedIn?

by bjord on 5/30/24, 3:44 PM with 7 comments

  • by whateverevetahw on 5/30/24, 5:19 PM

    I experienced the exact same thing about a week ago. Two accounts from two different "people" connected with me and sent what was essentially the same generic message with slight variations. Possibly bots.
  • by bjord on 5/30/24, 3:44 PM

    They follow me, then immediately send a connection request with a variation of the same message and similar formatting. Is there a Linkedin growth botting service that's gotten popular recently or something? They also have verified their IDs via CLEAR.
  • by mtmail on 5/30/24, 3:48 PM

    I got a notification today the verification now free and Linkedin invited me to get such a badge. I think Linkedin users just start adding those badges more than they have in the past. Maybe the price and availability is regional or slow rollout.
  • by MattGaiser on 5/30/24, 3:51 PM

    LinkedIn has an AI built into its chat, so maybe those are just AI generated default messages?
  • by dangus on 5/30/24, 7:35 PM

    All of these recruiter types use the same software and automations. So yeah.