Warning to Taylor Swift fans after 600 are scammed over Era Tour dates – how to avoid being a victim

MORE than £1million could already have been lost to fraudsters pretending to offer Taylor Swift UK gig tickets, a bank warns.

More than 600 Lloyds customers have reported being scammed over Eras Tour dates.

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Most are fooled by ads, posts or listings on social media.

They pay upfront for tickets which never arrive and the scammers vanish.

The average amount lost between July 2023 to this March was £332.

Some victims lost more than £1,000, said Lloyds, which incorporates Halifax and Bank of Scotland.

Lloyds estimates that, including other banks, there are 3,000 victims UK-wide since tickets went on sale, with £1million lost in total.

The bank’s Liz Ziegler said: “Fraudsters have wasted no time in targeting Taylor’s most loyal fans.”

She urged buyers to use official platforms, beware of “too good to be true” deals, and pay by debit or credit card for added protection.

Fans of Coldplay, Beyonce and Harry Styles were also hit last summer, losing £133 on average.

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk