Ontario mother scammed $1,600 trying to buy her daughter tickets for Taylor Swift's Toronto concert
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An Ontario mother is devastated as she anticipates telling her daughter that the Taylor Swift tickets she paid $1,600 for turned out to be a scam.
An Ontario mother who spent $1,600 on Taylor Swift tickets that turned out to be a scam says she is devastated as she anticipates breaking the news to her 15-year-old daughter.
“As a parent you just want to make your kid happy,” Einav Feldman told CTV News Toronto on Monday.
Her daughter Maya made one request before leaving for sleepaway camp earlier this summer. If the iconic singer-songwriter announces Eras Tour dates in Canada, "please, please, please get tickets," Feldman recalled.
When a frenzy swept through the country after Swift announced six shows in Toronto less than two weeks ago, her daughter’s parting plea echoed in her mind. Feldman signed up for a verified fan account – along with an estimated 31 million others – and was waitlisted for a ticket.
Still eager to find a way, she came across a post on social media that appeared promising a day later.
“Was going to surprise my friends with Taylor Swift tickets but they ended up getting tickets for us. Now I’m stuck with extra 4x tickets,” the post read.
The account, which goes by the username 'Steph Rose' and has existed since 2011, showed an image of a young blonde woman who lived in Toronto and had its location set to Toronto. The account retweeted Swift often.
