It was a good run for fake Twitter account @privateverified, which was just suspended after earning more than 22,000 followers in under 24 hours by pretending to issue the blue check marks that denote verified Twitter accounts. Its first tweet, "#RT if i Should Verified Your Accounts," got 6,440 retweets and 693 favorites, mostly from users who probably would not qualify for the elite designation.
The account tweeted excerpts from Twitter's official policy and entreated users to retweet it in order to be verified: "If you are a singer, band, artist, musician, producer, model, on air personality. Retweet if you want your account verified!" The account also broke character a few times, tweeting, "I think everyone should be verified...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/1/3941014/bogus-twitter-account-promises-verification-snags-22000-hopeful
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