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Twitter cracks down on financial scams

Accounts that attempt to deceive others into sending money risk a permanent suspension from the social network.

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Twitter is targeting financial scams in its latest attempt to deal with malicious activity on its platform.

The social network has outlined a new policy against any intent to deceive other users into sending money or personal financial information.

Creating a fake account or posing as a public figure to trick people into sending cash online is among the list of specific activity Twitter said it is clamping down on.