Ottawa family heartbroken after being scammed over $22K on fake Taylor Swift tickets
CTV
A few weeks ago, they learned the tickets they booked last August were never real.
An Ottawa family has been left heartbroken after they purchased tickets to Taylor Swift's much-anticipated Eras Tour for their family and friends, spending more than $22,000, only to discover they were victims of a scam.
It was supposed to be a weekend of sisterhood, bonding and magical music for Mel Keogh, her 15-year-old daughter Jordan and her friends and family at Swift's final Toronto show on Nov. 23.
Keogh says her daughter and five friends had spent the last year making bracelets and choosing their outfits.
"(It's) all we've been talking about for over a year," Keogh said. "They are absolutely ecstatic. My daughter, I can speak to her specifically, knows every Taylor Swift song, every word, every album, every era, everything."
But Keogh says a few weeks ago, she learned the tickets they booked last August were never real.
The 14 and 15-year-olds were part of a large cohort of family, friends and neighbours who purchased tickets together through a ticket broker, who they say has now turned out to be a scam.
"To break it to the girls that we weren't going - was horrendous," Keogh said while fighting back tears.
