Verified accounts are a highly desired thing on Twitter, and scammers are now using this to launch scams that make it look like Twitter Support is granting you the venerable blue badge. — dpa
LONDON: Twitter has warned users to be aware of scammers posing as Twitter employees in order to try and get hold of log-in details and other personal information.
It comes after a number of verified users on the platform, including journalists, reported receiving direct messages (DMs) which claimed their verified status had been declared as "spam" and they needed to re-register.
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