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Twitter clues lead to more than US$5,000 left by anonymous poster

HiddenCash account quickly attracts 100,000 followers by giving cryptic directions to money

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More than US$5,000 has been given away by the person behind HiddenCash. Photo: AP

Tweets are turning golden, thanks to an anonymous Twitter user hiding cash and then firing off clues as to where to find the loot.

More than US$5,000 in total has been given away by the person behind HiddenCash, and word out on Tuesday was that the practice in playful generosity was spreading.

The HiddenCash account had more than 97,000 followers as of late Tuesday, and the number was climbing as people learned that figuring out sometimes simple hints could lead to payoffs.

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Clues have led people to money stashed in places around San Francisco such as Fisherman’s Wharf, The Palace of Fine Arts, and near the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.

“Frankly, a little overwhelmed with requests for media and cash,” a post at HiddenCash said Tuesday.

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“It hasn’t even been a week. Wow.”

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