Fake Hard Money Lender?

[Mitchell Barna]

Hi there, I was contacted by a hard money lender via LinkedIn shortly after my first post on BP forums. I thought this to be strange someone would randomly reach out and ask if I need funding, however given the networking aspect of RE investing, I am not too surprised. I was curious if there is anyone who has had a similar experience? I want to reach out and discuss funding but am worried it may be a fake profile with a fake company and is some form of scam. However, the gentleman has over 500+ connections on LinkedIn which would also make me feel like it may be legit. Just curious about some experienced investors' inputs on situations such as this?

Thanks in advance.