Published 25 days ago

Taylor Swift fans targeted by surge in concert ticket scams, major bank warns

More than 600 Lloyds Banking Group customers have been scammed since July 2023 ticket sales.
Victims lost an average of £332, with some losing over £1,000.
Lloyds Banking Group confirmed the losses reported by the affected customers.

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The Guardian

Taylor Swift fans given ‘urgent warning’ as £1m lost in ticket scams

Lloyds Bank says more than 600 of its customers have been tricked by fraudsters so farA rise in fraud cases involving Taylor Swift fans desperate to buy tickets to her sold-out UK shows has prompted Lloyds Bank to issue an “urgent warning” after more than 600 of its customers were scammed.With the superstar due to arrive in Europe next month, the high street bank said its data suggested that UK fans had lost more than £1m to fraudsters so far. C…

24 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Lloyd’s: Thousands of Taylor Swift fans hit by UK ticket scams

Thousands of fans of pop megastar Taylor Swift have been hit by a wave of concert ticket scams ahead of her tour in the UK later this year, a British bank said Wednesday. Read full story

25 days ago·Malaysia

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Shropshire Star

Taylor Swift fans targeted by surge in concert ticket scams, major bank warns

More than £1 million could already have been lost in the UK to fraudsters pretending to offer Taylor Swift concert tickets, a major bank estimates.

25 days ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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The Straits Times

Thousands of Taylor Swift fans hit by UK ticket scams: Lloyds

At least 3,000 victims are likely to have been tricked into buying fake tickets since July 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.

25 days ago·Singapore

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Evening Standard

Taylor Swift fans targeted by surge in concert ticket scams, major bank warns

More than £1 million could have been lost by UK fans to fraudsters so far, Lloyds Bank estimates.

25 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Taylor Swift Eras tour ticket scams could have conned UK fans out of more than £1m, bank warns

Fans of Coldplay, Beyonce and Harry Styles were also targeted by scams last summer, Lloyds has said. The bank has issued a warning to fans after analysing reports of customers who have been conned since tickets went on sale in 2023.

25 days ago·United Kingdom

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