India, Aug. 20 -- A LinkedIn user's attempt to troll recruiters by faking a Harvard MBA has sparked outrage online after a lawyer publicly warned others against trying the same stunt. In a viral post, a man claimed he added a fictitious Harvard Business School degree to his LinkedIn profile "just for fun," pointing out that there was no verification process but instantly boosted his credibility in the eyes of recruiters and connections.

"Master's degrees are useless. I literally gave myself one on LinkedIn just for fun (there's no verification process) Since adding this to my profile, the DMs have been flowing in. Every other message mentions how "impressive" my academic background is. So instead of spending $100K+ and wasting years of y...