‘Don’t be fooled by low price’: Victims in SG lose RM5,300 to conmen over Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift tickets


Sandra (not her real name), a 19-year-old student fell prey to a scammer over Bruno Mars’ concert tickets. — KEVIN LIM/The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Two pop music fans who had their hearts set on watching their favourite artists perform live ended up losing nearly S$1,500 (RM5,309) to online conmen.

In January, Nanyang Polytechnic student Sandra (not her real name) armed herself with four devices – a phone, an iPad and 2 laptops – to make sure she would get her hands on tickets for Bruno Mars, ahead of his concert in April.

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