Apparent Taylor Swift ticket scam targets hundreds who claim to be out $300K
CTV
An apparent scam allegedly targeting roughly four hundred people, many of whom based out of Burlington, Ont., claim to be out approximately $300,000 in total after believing they were purchasing Taylor Swift tickets in Toronto, but never receiving them.
An apparent scam allegedly targeting roughly four hundred people, many of whom based out of Burlington, Ont., claim to be out approximately $300,000 in total after believing they were purchasing Taylor Swift tickets in Toronto, but never receiving them.
When Annette Newton heard about a friend who said she knew a reseller with corporate tickets to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, she had her doubts.
"I contacted that person directly and she offered me some tickets," said Newton in an interview with CTV News on Saturday. "I asked her a little bit about her and if she could provide me some proof of some tickets she sold me in the past and she did."
Newton said the friend-of-a-friend, who went by the name Denise Blackhawk on Facebook, had several other people vouch for her credibility.
Part of the reason she felt she could trust her was that multiple people within their Burlington community told her they had bought tickets from her in the past, even showing pictures that they had attended those other events.
"I followed through and asked a lot of questions," added Newton. "I spoke with her on the phone, I emailed her, I looked at her Facebook, people were saying 'thank you for the tickets.' I contacted a few people who said: 'Yup, I got a few tickets from her.'"
Newton says the woman who went by "Denise" said she had access to a third-party seller who gave her access to corporate sections of major events in Toronto, including concerts and sporting events.
