SINGAPORE — At least 462 victims have fallen victim to a scam involving the sale of concert tickets, with total losses amounting to at least S$480,000 since January this year.
In a press statement on Thursday , the police said that they have seen a resurgence of this scam variant, with popular international acts such as British band Coldplay and American singer-songwriter"The police would like to remind the public to be discerning when shopping online, especially when purchasing concert tickets from online third-party resellers," they added.
They would then approach the scammers through the individual platform’s in-app messaging function. In some cases, they were redirected to messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, or WeChat to purchase the tickets.When asked for proof of authenticity of the tickets, the scammers would provide screenshots and videos of fake tickets or receipts.
Ticketmaster is a website that provides booking and ticketing services for the arts and entertainment industry, including concerts. Victims who received tickets via email or WhatsApp would realise that they have been scammed when they found that tickets are invalid on the day of the concerts, or when the scammers refuse to provide the physical tickets.Enable security features such as a two-factor authentication for their bank accounts
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