Ticket sales for Oasis concerts have inspired online scams. According to figures from several British banks, victims lost an average of 346 pounds.
British fans of Oasis, already outraged by the exorbitant prices of tickets for the reformation tour of the famous rock group, are also victims of a “wave of scams on social networks”, in particular Facebook, warns Tuesday the Lloyds Bank.
“There have been hundreds of claims of ticket fraud in the month since the reunion was announced, with Oasis fans accounting for around 70% of all concert ticket scams” since then, summarizes the bank in a press release.
Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher announced at the end of August that they were reforming their legendary British group for a tour next summer, fifteen years after their shattering separation.
Online scams
In more than 90% of cases, “scams start with a false advertisement or publication on social networks, the vast majority on Facebook” (Meta group), explains Lloyds, which has the largest network of bank branches in the United Kingdom. United.
The people who are most often fooled are aged 35 to 44, adds the British establishment, which is based on reports made by its own customers.
Once payment is made, no ticket, “the scammers disappear into thin air”, continues Lloyds, which warns that “scams often occur in two waves: first when tickets go on sale, then at approaching the date of the event.
Up to 1,000 pounds
Victims lost an average of 346 pounds (412 euros), but the amount can reach 1,000 pounds (1,192 euros) in some cases.
Tickets are sold “often in violation of the rules of the platforms themselves”, but this “underscores the importance of these companies taking stronger measures to combat scams”, says Liz Ziegler, director of fraud prevention at Lloyds.
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Fans flocked on August 31 to buy tickets for the concerts but this quest for tickets turned into chaos, with endless waiting lists and malfunctions on official sales sites, notably on Ticketmaster, a giant in ticket sales. .
The British competition authority opened an investigation in September against Ticketmaster over its practice of “dynamic pricing”, which caused ticket prices to skyrocket well beyond the prices initially displayed.
Tour organizers said in late October that they would cancel tickets purchased on unofficial resale sites, which could affect thousands of fans.
