Cincinnati is five weeks away from hosting Taylor Swift at Paycor Stadium. Tickets are still insanely expensive. And if you do spot a good deal, it might be too good to be true. Scammers are targeting "Swifties," leaving them empty-handed. “You go on StubHub, and they're thousands of dollars, so I started joining these groups on Facebook,” said Skylar Hollan. She thought she was buying tickets from a local mom until the scammer refused to send a Ticketmaster confirmation number.“I knew at that point I was talking to someone that wasn't real,” Hollan said.The experience has given some fans "Bad Blood."“I talked to at least four scammers,” said Allison Arand. “I personally wasn't out money, but I caught onto it before.”Arand says she was scammed multiple times while trying to purchase resale tickets. That's when she decided to purchase a suite for her friends and family.“A few weren't able to go, so I have a few tickets left,” Arand said. She tried to sell her tickets in a Facebook group for moms — but was blocked.“Everyone keeps thinking I'm a scammer," she said.Experts say if you do purchase tickets online:Only use PayPal Goods and Services to pay — that way, you are guaranteed a refund if the tickets never show up.Make sure you ask for a screen recording of the Ticketmaster account and ticket instead of screenshots — which can be altered.“What should be a great time connecting with other fans has become a dodgy scam exercise,” said Robert Coll. He plans to fly to Cincinnati for the concert from England. But the "London Boy" says finding real tickets has been "Delicate."“It's become quite a frustrating experience,” Coll said. “Obviously, I'm still very much committed to going. I've got flights booked, hotels booked. I'm going to be there any way possible.”Swift's concert will be at Cincinnati's Paycor Stadium on June 30 and July 1.
Cincinnati is five weeks away from hosting Taylor Swift at Paycor Stadium. Tickets are still insanely expensive.
And if you do spot a good deal, it might be too good to be true.
Scammers are targeting "Swifties," leaving them empty-handed.
“You go on StubHub, and they're thousands of dollars, so I started joining these groups on Facebook,” said Skylar Hollan.
She thought she was buying tickets from a local mom until the scammer refused to send a Ticketmaster confirmation number.
“I knew at that point I was talking to someone that wasn't real,” Hollan said.
The experience has given some fans "Bad Blood."
“I talked to at least four scammers,” said Allison Arand. “I personally wasn't out money, but I caught onto it before.”
Arand says she was scammed multiple times while trying to purchase resale tickets. That's when she decided to purchase a suite for her friends and family.
“A few weren't able to go, so I have a few tickets left,” Arand said.
She tried to sell her tickets in a Facebook group for moms — but was blocked.
“Everyone keeps thinking I'm a scammer," she said.
Experts say if you do purchase tickets online:
- Only use PayPal Goods and Services to pay — that way, you are guaranteed a refund if the tickets never show up.
- Make sure you ask for a screen recording of the Ticketmaster account and ticket instead of screenshots — which can be altered.
“What should be a great time connecting with other fans has become a dodgy scam exercise,” said Robert Coll. He plans to fly to Cincinnati for the concert from England. But the "London Boy" says finding real tickets has been "Delicate."
“It's become quite a frustrating experience,” Coll said. “Obviously, I'm still very much committed to going. I've got flights booked, hotels booked. I'm going to be there any way possible.”
Swift's concert will be at Cincinnati's Paycor Stadium on June 30 and July 1.
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