Users with a blue check have been receiving messages telling them to act quickly to avoid being suspended. Here's what to look out for and what it would look like if you were to get a call from the micro-blogging site.
It should be stated that any message from anyone you don't know on any platform should be viewed with suspicion. If you don't know what you're doing, take a picture and send it to a friend for assistance.
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Depending on what the scam artists are after, this type of trick can be called a variety of names. They are trying to trick you into giving them your personal or financial data. It might be a plan to get access to high-profile accounts.
If you do a bit of spray-and-pray messaging, you can get a few people to click through to one of a number of different ways to get their credentials. A few real people's accounts are taken over by the scam.
There is an example of a scam. The image is from the screenshot of the man.
They use these accounts to further their evil activities. If they are lucky, they will go to higher profile accounts, like a verified account the user follows who has their messages open.
If they take over a blue check account, they might change the name to something like "Urgent Support" and start sending out warnings to thousands of followers.
There is a way to spot a scam. A verified account sent a message to a reporter.
Twitter Support | Violation
Hello,
We’ve detected a lot of suspicious login attempts on your account lately.
We care about the security of verified accounts.
Your account will be suspended within 24-48 hours for security reasons. If you are not doing this, you must submit an appeal form to us so that your account is not suspended and we can review it.
[link to innocuous looking non-Twitter domain]
In any case, we will contact you again through this channel.
Thank you for your understanding,
Twitter Help Account.
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