Have you ever gotten a request from someone on LinkedIn even if you never registered there?

What does that mean? Is this person really trying to contact me or does LinkedIn do it by itself and this person might not even be aware that I got the request?

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SW-User

LinkedIn uses a person's contact list to spread, so if they had you in their contact list and said, "Sure, send to all my contacts", there ya go.

helenS · 36-40, F

@SW-User It’s crazy. I have received many contact attempts by persons I have never met, (or I don’t remember).

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@SW-User Which contact list?

SW-User

@CrazyMusicLover Any of your friends who may be on LinkedIn. It could even be coworkers who are there. LinkedIn tends to be rather aggressive with figuring out email addresses from other people.