'Horribly unfortunate': B.C. mother and daughter out $1,600 after Taylor Swift ticket scam

A B.C. mother and daughter are out $1,600 after falling victim to a Taylor Swift ticket scam.

A B.C. mother and daughter are out $1,600 after falling victim to a Taylor Swift ticket scam.

Just days after Mounties in North Vancouver warned the public of two recent incidents in which ticket-seeking residents were scammed out of more than $1,000 each, Audra O'Loughlin is adding her voice to the warning.

The Sunshine Coast resident thought she had done her due diligence about the offer, which was reposted on Facebook by a co-worker a few weeks ago.

O'Loughlin asked her co-worker if the person offering the tickets was trustworthy, and he vouched for the seller, saying they were former work colleagues.

Encouraged, O'Loughlin reached out, asking to buy two tickets. The seller responded that they had four and were offering them for $400 apiece.

O'Loughlin's daughter sent the seller $800 via e-transfer, and O'Loughlin sent the other half, but the seller came back with a request for an additional $400 per ticket, purportedly to change the name associated with the tickets.

The mother told CTV News that was a red flag.