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I'm embarrassed to admit this but I created a fake LinkedIn account of a woman I used to rope in men for sales calls. I "friended" probably 200 odd linked in open networkers over the course of a week and then would flirt with guys using my catfish account.

Those guys would enevitably get sappy and I would rope them onto a sales call with me as a bait and switch. I hated doing sales as well as myself and got out of it in a year.

Making a fake burner linked in was trivial.




What were you selling, and was your flirting via the LI app?


Based on my messages in LinkedIn, he was probably a LinkedIn employee selling Premium.


you know what they say: any app is a dating app if you are brave enough.


You jest, but harassment against women is rapamt on LinkedIn. Ask any of your woman colleagues the sort of messages men send them.


I still have my fake lady account and this is true. The thirst is real.

Regardless, I use it to troll people on LinkedIn now. Especially CEOs who post nonsense.

Agree? (See what i did there)


Shitty analytics software for cpg companies.




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