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Pensioner fell for cruel scam because culprit 'had a blue tick on Twitter'

Miffed-off Mildrid lost "more than £500" after falling victim to a wicked scam targeting OAP's on Elon Musk's Twitter

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AN ANGRY pensioner slammed Elon Musk after being tricked by a Twitter scammer because they "had a blue tick".  

Mildrid, 88, used the social media site to keep tabs on her favourite celebrities, including singers Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs. 

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The retired school caretaker told SundayStar.co.uk that they weren’t aware of the SpaceX founder's new "Twitter Blue" subscription.  

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Users paying the £11 per month fee have access to the coveted blue checkmark, the same used to signify if an account belonged to a celebrity.  

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Last month, Peterborough native Mildrid received a message from an account promising to "double her investment".  

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Thinking the account was "trustworthy" and that it "belonged to someone famous", Mildred handed over more than £500 using PayPal.  

She told SundayStar.co.uk: "I know how to use [PayPal] as it's the same application I use to buy anything I've won on eBay. 

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"The verified gentlemen insisted that I would double my money, so I sent it over as 'friends or family' because that's what he told me to do."  

Mildred explained that she had hoped to spend her new-found fortune on some "proper Christmas presents" for her three grandchildren.  

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She added: "As soon as I told the man, or woman – who knows, that I had paid the money into their account, I was removed – blocked. 

"If it wasn't for the blue tick I would have never trusted them – my son has since told me that Elon Musk had given them to everyone. 

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"It's now pointless and meaningless, some of my favourite celebrities don't even have one anymore, it's really ruined Twitter."  

When approached by SundayStar.co.uk for comment, Elon's company sent back a small poop emoji – something he added to Twitter.  

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