LinkedIn Company Account Using My Photo and Telegram Lure

Someone has set up what looks like a company account on LinkedIn, but it carries your photo, your headline and your bio. It replies under your posts or under posts that mention you, and tells people to connect on Telegram. Your own account is fine. The problem is that anyone who follows the lure may be scammed in your name. This guide shows how to tell which kind of fake you are dealing with, which LinkedIn report path fits it, and what to capture before the account vanishes.

Last checked: 10 November 2026.

#Quick Answer

If a LinkedIn company account is using your photo and bio and asking people to chat on Telegram, report the Page through its More menu and report each lure comment. Save the Page link and replies first, warn your network that you never move chats to Telegram, and do not contact the impostor directly.

#Why This Pattern Is Spreading

In early November 2026, Laszlo Bock posted on LinkedIn that criminals had created a company account using his photo and bio, and were replying to comments asking people to connect on Telegram. He said his own account had not been hacked, that he had flagged the account to LinkedIn, and that LinkedIn was investigating. Treat this as one public account of the pattern. It shows why the usual fake profile advice is not quite enough: the impostor is a Page, not a member profile.

#Which Kind of Fake Is It?

LinkedIn has separate report paths for profiles and for Pages. Use the checklist below to decide which one you are facing before you report.

If yours is a personal profile copy, see our guide to a LinkedIn fake profile impersonating you. If the fake uses your business identity, see our guide to a fake LinkedIn company Page.

#What LinkedIn's Rules Say

LinkedIn's Professional Community Policies say "We don't allow fake profiles or entities", and ask members not to use an image of someone else, and "Do not scam, defraud, deceive others". Its help page on reporting fake profiles lists warning signs, including "immediately asking to move the conversation off-platform". A Page that wears your face and pushes people to Telegram matches both.

#Evidence to Capture First

Capture the facts before you report, because LinkedIn may remove the account and its comments once it acts. You do not need to engage with it to do this.

1. Copy the full link to the fake Page from your browser address bar.
2. Take screenshots of the Page header, About section and any posts that show your photo or bio.
3. Copy the link to each comment that asks people to connect on Telegram, and screenshot it with the date visible.
4. Note any Telegram usernames or links mentioned, without opening a chat.
5. Write down the date and time you first saw the account, with your time zone.
6. Keep a link to your real profile, so you can show which account is the genuine one.

#How to Report the Page

LinkedIn's guide to reporting a Page says to go to the organisation's Page, open the More menu, choose "Report abuse", select the option that fits and submit. Choose the reason closest to fake or impersonation. Labels vary by app.

#What to Write When You Report

Keep the report short and factual. Say that the Page uses your name, photo and bio, that you are the person shown, and that it is replying to comments asking people to move to Telegram. Give the link to your real profile so the reviewer can compare the two. If the form has a free text box, add the date you first saw the Page and one or two links to the lure comments. Do not include personal documents unless LinkedIn asks for them through its own process.

#How to Report the Lure Comments

LinkedIn's help page on reporting spam and abusive content explains how to report a post or comment from its More menu, and a conversation from the message thread. It defines a scam as asking for personal information or money or posting suspicious links. Report each comment that asks people to move to Telegram. LinkedIn says the person you report will not be told who reported them, and that it may warn or suspend the author if the content breaks its terms.

#If a Fake Profile Also Appears

Some impostors run a Page and a profile together. For the profile, LinkedIn's fake profile guide says to open the More menu on the profile, choose Report or Block, and select that the person is impersonating someone. LinkedIn says reported members will not know who reported them.

#Warn Your Network Without Feeding the Scam

• Post once on your real profile that you never ask people to move chats to Telegram, and that the Page is fake.
• Describe the Page in words rather than linking it, so you do not send traffic to it.
• Ask people who were contacted to report the comments themselves.
• Do not message or argue with the impostor.

If people were contacted on Telegram, its FAQ says every Telegram app has a Report button for messages, and adds that if a scammer is pretending to be you, you can contact @NoToScam.

#Protect Any Page You Do Run

If you manage a real company Page, LinkedIn's guide to protecting your Page suggests turning on two-factor authentication for every admin, reviewing admin roles, and adding your email domains so only verified staff can post jobs for the Page. Verification badges help members find the real Page.

#What Only LinkedIn Can Decide

Only LinkedIn can remove the Page or its comments, and it does not always report back on the outcome. It says that in some cases you will receive more information by email. If the account stays up, report new comments as they appear rather than sending the same report many times.

#When It Is Safer to Get Expert Help

The real risks are plain. People who trust you may lose money while the account is live, a report filed under the wrong type can stall, and a fresh account can appear soon after the first is removed. Public figures and senior staff are frequent targets.

If the impostor keeps coming back or you are unsure which route fits, having an experienced team build the case is the safer choice. AwareXone maps each account and comment, prepares the evidence pack and report text you submit through LinkedIn's own tools, and helps you watch for repeat accounts. We never ask for your password or codes, and we cannot promise a removal. See our impersonation removal service and read how we work on our trust page.

#Frequently Asked Questions