Oasis has warned fans not to be duped by 'fake' accounts selling tickets online. The Manchester band has issued the advice to fans on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
The band shared a series of screenshots showing X accounts touting tickets to the group's shows in Cardiff, São Paulo, London, Manchester and Dublin. The post is accompanied with a caption that reads: "A small handful of the fraudulent accounts attempting (sic) to sell fake tickets in the last hour.
"No tickets can be legally resold on social media. Don’t make yourself a victim."
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The announcement that Oasis will be reforming for a reunion tour was greeted with delight by fans, but sadly there are also people ready to take advantage of people's excitement for a quick buck.
With tickets in high demand many fans have been willing to take extensive measures to get their hands on a ticket after being unsuccessful in the infamous online queues. The high demand created a golden opportunity for scammers, and many fans have found themselves being duped out of money.
Now, analysis carried out by Lloyds bank has revealed further information about these scams. This included the average age of victims, and how much they lost on average.
The data revealed that the people most likely to be scammed over the tickets were between 35 and 44 years old. On average, people who fell for a scam lost £346.
However, there were others who lost a lot more than this. Some were found to have over £1,000 to scams while trying to secure one of the hottest tickets of the year.
