# LinkedIn Woes **URL:** \ **Category:** Pension/Retirement\ **Created:** [September 24, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/linkedin-woes/12945 "2026-09-24T12:03:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/linkedin-woes/12945/1 "2026-09-24T12:03:44Z")
This may not be what’s intended as a Professional Actuarial Topic, but I would want to use Linked In to contact another actuary whose contact information is not available from the Actuarial Directory. ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/6/9677bdf09e6670d7e16eb8450c23e8107d82a3ed.png) I, somewhat reluctantly, uploaded a government issued photo id, months ago. Nothing has happened. I can find no way to contact them for further information. Some online searches say my situation is not unique, but provide little hope that there’s a way forward. There were some suggestions that if I knew someone with a paid Linked-in account, they might have a way to get through on my behalf, but even those people weren’t optimistic. [tan, not professional]I seemed to have lost the passwords for the frequent flyers accounts on Southwest for my wife and me, and no longer have access to the e-mail accounts or phone numbers attached to them. The only way to regain access is to upload a government issued photo-id. Not gonna do that with Southwest. At least with Linked In the Internet told me the process, involving a third party, was safe. We offered to show government issued photo-id to Southwest at the airport. Not good enough. And the real kicker: they won’t even delete our existing accounts or let us create new accounts, since we have accounts. [/tan] Perhaps the new account approach would work with Linked In. This issue started at least 5 months ago, and I can’t remember if I tried it. At least with Linked In, I could probably put it some bogus information like a wrong birth date so they wouldn’t recognize me as restricted. With Southwest, I absolutely don’t want to do anything that might interfere with me flying. ---
**Author:** ![PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/patientzombie/32/391_2.png) [@PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/PatientZombie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/linkedin-woes/12945/2 "2026-09-25T16:34:58Z")
my friend got the same thing, he doesn’t intend to do anything about it ---
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/linkedin-woes/12945/3 "2026-09-25T16:36:53Z")
So annoying when I did what they asked to have my access restored. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/linkedin-woes/12945/4 "2026-09-25T17:12:54Z")
Looks like a scam. ---
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/linkedin-woes/12945/5 "2026-09-25T17:15:13Z")
Yes, but it is the linked in website that that the message, not something I’m getting by e-mail ---
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/linkedin-woes/12945/6 "2026-09-25T17:19:29Z")
Actually there are some online things saying it may be a phishing scam. However it appears when I try to log in. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/linkedin-woes/12945/7 "2026-09-25T17:19:39Z")
Ah. Sounds like LinkedIn doesn’t want to be in business anymore. ---
**Author:** ![SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/linkedin-woes/12945/8 "2026-09-25T17:43:17Z")
When I type “[LinkedIn.com](http://LinkedIn.com)” into my browser ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/2/624af04f2f0afbaf64859b047e29ffd880dd0ced.png) When I click “Sign in with e-mail” ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/b/bb0f25c6b497b8cd11f2ace49f9dfd6aec61973e.png) When I enter e-mail and password ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/d/1d6d8e03e70a3e72e36a821263134bf73a865b31.png) Click I am not and get Get a captcha traffic light screen, select the right ones, and get ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/c/2c5861a8a0efbac204848b21082520bd519507a2.png) Also, in the browser address ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/7/27c5bca44ca89fce177b1be09b97a3393df6ad98.png) Click on Verify your Identity and get ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/a/0a4e6249e910be3ee0dbc99cf1d1d6066967af02.png) I did not scan that today, though I did months ago and did upload a drivers license. Hopefully not a big mistake. No, even if someone requests it, I am not going to post a picture of the drivers license here so you’ll more fully understand what I did. When I clicked on “Learn more about ID Verification” I get (partial screenprint) ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/d/7d537782ec797c9181a8b3aea5dd1be97898bb24.png) I checked before (not again today) and got the impression Persona is legit. ---
**Author:** ![colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/colonelsmoothie/32/136_2.png) [@colonelsmoothie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/colonelsmoothie)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/linkedin-woes/12945/9 "2026-09-26T21:11:28Z")
LinkedIn sucks