Ruthless scammers have hacked Facebook accounts of Australians and are using those stolen identities to sell fake Taylor Swift tickets
Victims have been lulled into a false sense of security because it seems like they are buying the hottest ticket in town from someone they know, or a person linked to their trusted circle of friends.
Grace, a 20-year-old from Sydney, told 2GB she lost $1200 to the scam after seeing a "friend of a friend" on Facebook selling four top tier tickets to the Swift concerts. Yin was among the millions of Aussie fans who spent days in June trying to buy Swift tickets online via Ticketek, only to miss out.
"I came across a Facebook group that claimed to have no scammers and sell legitimate Taylor Swift tickets. And I fell for it," she said, explaining how she was duped.Yin started talking to one seller who showed her an email which appeared to confirm they owned a real ticket.
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