'Goldman Sachs Elevator' tweeter unmasked

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The creator of a satirical Twitter account purportedly based on comments overheard in the lifts at Goldman Sachs has been unmasked.

John Lefevre, 34, who lives in Texas and has never even worked for the Wall Street bank, writes @GSElevator, reports the New York Times.

Identified as a former bond executive, last month he sold a book based on the tweets for a six-figure sum.

Goldman Sachs launched an inquiry to find out who was responsible.

Mr Lefevre, whose Twitter account has 628,000 followers, told the New York Times he started it as a "joke to entertain myself"

It includes tweets such as: "I never give money to homeless people. I can't reward failure in good conscience."

Another example is: "Suit #1: 'Was that an earthquake?' Suit #2: 'No, I just dropped my wallet.'"

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1. Suit #3: "Are all screw-job banksters Republicons?"

Suit #4: "Smirk. Youbetcha. Sneer."