Posts Tagged ‘business’

Fake LinkedIn profiles for hire !!

July 27, 2026

I know in my last blog post I was giving out about random businesses reaching out to form “partnerships” – basically selling non-sensical services in the area of lead generation and AI expertise.

This week Dee received another such offer but one that I haven’t seen before.

If I read it correctly they are providing us with the opportunity of adding carefully curated fake LinkedIn accounts to our team that we could use as part of our outreach efforts.

According to their blurb these are verified accounts, they have credible connections, they look Western or American and they have really good career experience working with US startups!!

You can choose the profiles you are interested in and they will, wait for it ….Rent these to you!!

At this stage so many of these clowns think everything is a wonderful trick – between an abundance of worthless AI content and a proliferation of fake accounts the online world is devaluing itself exponentially.

Are the scammers always 10 steps ahead of the social media platforms?

Here is a copy of the latest “offer”:

Hi Deirdre, how are you?

May I ask, can it interest you to add some lovely-looking LinkedIn profiles to your outreach?

My team and I curate and rent out hand-picked, badge-verified profiles, warmed up for automation. They come with 300+ connections, a professional, Western/American appearance, and a rich work history at US-based startups that we’re allowed to use.

There’s a reason why hundreds of startups and agencies have been working with us on scaling their outreach 🙂

We have dozens of profiles you can choose from. Can I send you their URLs?

Adam

Keep it real folks online, own your own language, your own words, your own tone, your own quirks and your own colloquialisms, and maybe even the odd typo!

Stay human and let your connections be between real people and not fakes, because that will only make you one.

The only real trick that is on offer is you emptying your bank account.

If you are interested in these fake profiles contact Adam Rosen : r_adam@getlinkedinaccount.com

Greg

Greg Canty is Managing Partner and Head of Digital Marketing with Fuzion.

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Moving into Wisdom with Kevin Fahey, CEO of Essence of Leadership

March 18, 2025

Essence of Leadership - Kevin Fahey

Recently I have had the pleasure of meeting (virtually!) and doing some business with a very wise man, Kevin Fahey.

Each and every time we would have a chat he would leave me with some pearls of wisdom and when I learnt that this positive, always pushing forward, optimistic businessman was 75 I just had to ask him to come on my podcast.

Kevin is the CEO and Founder of Peer to Peer coaching company, Essence of Leadership.

Kevin came from a family farm, he went into the Irish clothing manufacturing industry and after a board room battle he found himself at home, unemployed.

Never a man to stand still Kevin started off a successful training company and was once labelled a Positive Psychopath by one of his clients. Like so many other businesses the recession that followed the Celtic Tiger crash, had him once again wondering where the next few bob was going to come from. 

He talks about very dark days and struggling at times to lift himself from the bed in the morning, but he did, one foot at a time.

Kevin reinvented himself, and with all of his collective wisdom and experience he remodelled his business following the simple principle that often the wisdom that we are searching for actually sits within us. He explains why and how peer to peer coaching is so powerful, in particular for business owners and senior managers.

As I have been very recently grappling with a big birthday number, we also chatted about ageism and moving into “wisdom” and based on his energy and drive I think I am just a young fella still!

Kevin talks so much sense and I hope you can take the time to listen to our chat – you will be better for it, I promise.

Greg

The Win Happy podcast is available on all podcast Apps and on Spotify.

Greg Canty is the Managing Partner of Fuzion, a Brand Communications Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

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