With Taylor Swift's Eras Tour just around the corner, more people are falling victim to ticket scams.
“You need to look for those tell-tale signs where the offer is too good to be true.”
The tour, which takes fans on a journey through the different musical stages of her career, is predicted to provide a £997m boost to the UK economy, according to a report.
But the level of frenzy over the tour has prompted a major bank to issue a warning over the risk of scams. Lloyds Bank estimates more than £1m could already have been lost in the UK to fraudsters pretending to offer tickets to Swift’s concerts. The average amount lost by each victim was £332, though in some cases the loss was more than £1,000, Lloyds said.
Barrier Networks Sales Director Iain Slater, in a conversation with STV News, has stressed the importance of fans remaining vigilant of last-minute ticket scams. Read the article in full below: