Oasis fans scammed out of £2 Million in fake ticket fiasco ahead of reunion tour
UK lender Lloyds has confirmed the fraud surge, stating, 'Fans of Oasis are being targeted by a surge of ticket scams on social media, as the... rock icons prepare to tour the UK this summer for the first time since 2009.'
The reunion follows the highly-publicised end to the Gallaghers' 15-year feud, announced last August.
The band's comeback tour will open on 4 July in Cardiff, with a follow-up show in Manchester, their hometown.
The global tour also includes major cities like Buenos Aires, Chicago, London, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.
Lloyds warns fans to be especially cautious as 'scams often occur in two waves: the first when tickets are released for sale, and again as the event date approaches.' The bank estimates, based on its customer data, that at least 5,000 people across the UK have been scammed since tickets went on sale, with more than £2 million lost. That works out to an average loss of £436 per person.
It further revealed that 'more than 90 percent of reported cases start with fake adverts, posts or listings on Meta-owned platforms, with the vast majority on Facebook.'
Liz Ziegler, the bank's fraud prevention director, called on platforms to do more: 'stronger action to tackle scams' is urgently needed, especially when these scams 'largely breach their own rules.' Meta has yet to respond publicly.
Adding to fans' frustrations, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority announced last month that some concertgoers may have unknowingly paid for 'platinum' tickets which offered no real benefit.
This led to an investigation into Ticketmaster, which faced backlash for high prices during Oasis' ticket rollout. The platform has reportedly sold over 900,000 tickets for the upcoming shows.
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