Authorities revealed that US$6,000 (RM24,932) has been lost since October to fake concert ticket scams related to K-pop girl group Blackpink’s upcoming world tour in Singapore.
The police said on Nov 20 that there were at least 11 reported cases linked to fake concert tickets from fraudsters.
The K-pop quartet will stage three shows – on Nov 28, 29 and 30 – at the National Stadium as part of their highly anticipated Deadline world tour.
The police said victims responded to advertisements or listings of concert tickets for sale on online platforms such as Telegram, Carousell, Xiaohongshu, Facebook Messenger and TikTok.
Some scammers would provide screenshots or videos of fake tickets or receipts to convince victims that the tickets were authentic.
When the victims said that they did not receive their tickets, the scammers would request additional payments by claiming that they did not receive the payments made by the victims.
The victims would realise they had been taken for a ride only when the scammers became uncontactable or did not deliver the tickets.
The police have advised the public to only purchase concert tickets on the authorised ticketing platform, Ticketmaster.
They added that under the terms and conditions of the sale of Blackpink concert tickets in Singapore, the tickets cannot be transferred or resold.
Those who are found to have purchased resale tickets will be turned away from the concert at the Singapore Sports Hub, where the National Stadium is located, with no refund. — The Straits Times/ANN
