At least 960 people in Singapore lost over RM1.89mil in 10 weeks to Taylor Swift concert ticket scams


At least 960 victims had fallen for scams involving tickets to Taylor Swift’s concerts, and more than $538,000 was lost. - PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The sixth and last concert American pop star Taylor Swift held in Singapore was on March 9, but police reports of e-commerce scams involving tickets to The Eras Tour are still coming in.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Aileen Yap, who is also assistant director of the police’s Anti-Scam Command (ASCom), said this in an exclusive interview with The Straits Times on March 11.

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