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Oasis Ticket Scams

Oasis fans are victims of widespread ticket scams on social media, losing hundreds of pounds on average.

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Where did the majority of ticket scams originate?: Over 90% of the scams originated from Facebook advertisements, with the majority of reported ticket fraud between August 27 and September 25 involving Oasis tickets.
What is the typical modus operandi of the scammers?: Scammers typically use social media to advertise fake tickets at discounted or inflated prices, collecting payments via bank transfers for non-existent tickets.
What advice does Lloyds Banking Group offer to avoid ticket scams?: Lloyds Banking Group advises buying tickets only from authorized platforms and warns that requests for bank transfers, particularly from social media sellers, are major red flags.
How much money have Oasis fans lost on average due to ticket scams?: Hundreds of Oasis fans have been scammed out of an average of \u00a3346 ($449) each, with some losing as much as \u00a31,000 ($1,298), due to fraudulent ticket sales for the band's reunion tour.
What measures were taken to address inflated ticket prices for the Oasis tour?: The high demand for Oasis reunion tour tickets led to significant price gouging and long online waits; promoters canceled around 50,000 resold tickets to combat this issue. Oasis fans spent more on tickets than any other music concert in the past three years.

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