http://www.newsweek.com/twitter-goes-war-fake-elon-musk-accounts-designed-steal-cryptocurrency-1041949

Cryptocurrency scammers on Twitter targeting technologists and celebrities have plagued the platform for months, lurking under legitimate posts and advertising fake “giveaways” to steal money. This week, the Jack Dorsey-led social network ramped up action against them.

The personal account of billionaire Elon Musk is one of many that has been hounded by the rampant scammers, and the company has now come up with a novel—if short term—solution to help save his 22 million followers from being swindled. Now, any unverified accounts not linked to a real phone number that change their display name to read Elon Musk will be locked.