At least S$66,000 lost in about two weeks to concert ticket scams; Andy Lau, 2NE1 fans among victims

The police said there were at least 92 reported cases of scams involving concert tickets from Oct 1 to 15. - ST

SINGAPORE: At least S$66,000 has been lost in about two weeks to scams over fake concert tickets, with many cases involving shows by pop acts such as Hong Kong star Andy Lau and K-pop group 2NE1.

The police said on Thursday (Oct 17) that there were at least 92 reported cases in which victims bought fake concert tickets through third-party platforms from Oct 1 to 15.