Dad's Taylor Swift scam warning after £220 ticket rip off leaves young daughter devastated
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scots dad has warned others after falling victim to a Taylor Swift Facebook scam ahead of the pop icon's Murrayfield gig. Scott from Livingston was desperate to secure his 12-year-old daughter Sophie tickets to see the Love Story singer in concert on June 9.The 41-year-old couldn't believe his luck when he came across two tickets up for sale on a 'Taylor Swift ticket page' on Facebook.
Out of desperation, he paid for the tickets after he was 'harassed' by the seller.On arrival at Murrayfield, security informed him his tickets were not valid leaving his daughter devastated.
Speaking to Edinburgh Live, Scott said looking back on the incident he "should have clicked" it was a scam and hopes other people don't fall victim to the same situation.He said: "I bought the tickets from a Taylor Swift page on Facebook and it was meant to be an official ticket selling page.
It was so last minute and they were on sale for Sunday and I just stupidly bought them straight away. "It was £220 altogether for the two tickets.
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