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+title: "Twitter rug-pulling of my twitter handle"
+author: "Marcus Hammarberg"
+date: 2025-05-14 04:00:00
+tags:
+ - Marcus private
+ - Programming
+---
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+My old twitter handle `marcusoftnet` is being used by someone that is not me.
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+Don't trust a word they are saying. It's a scam. I deleted that account a year after Elon took over Twitter. Since then I haven't used it. I have, however, used this handle on other sites and this blog - and it's become my official handle on the internet.
+
+They are stealing content from my LinkedIn to make it look more like me. With this content and over the course of a few months they have created a trustworthy profile and accumulated a few thousand followers.
+
+Then they launched a crypto-currency with my employers name. So ... yeah... that's one way to introduce yourself at a new company. (More on that below)
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+I got informed about this while getting a few emails asking if the currency is legit. It's not. This stunt is referred to as rug-pulling (pump-and-dump); build up trust, get investors and then exit directly.
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+It's a scam all of it. Don't belive a thing x.com/marcusoftnet is saying. It's not me.
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+I have reported it to Twitter as an impersonation, reported the account and will report the thing to the police.
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+My employer has been nothing but supportive and helpful, loads of colleagues reaching out and giving virtual and physical support.