One in four British victims of ticket scams for requested events, says Nationwide | Scam

One in four British says he fell victim to a Scam tice involving an event requested and lost £ 82 each on average, according to the research issued before the official resale of the Glastonbury Festival ticket.

A high demand and low availability, fueled by “Fomo” (fear of losing), were creating a “perfect storm” for the scammers, said Nationwide Building Society, who commissioned the analysis.

He made the warning while thousands – and potentially millions – of fans of music are preparing for a second possibility to secure the entry to Glastonbury this year after most of the tickets exhausted in 35 minutes in November.

A resale of those that could be several thousand canceled and returned tickets should take place within the next two weeks – last year it was 18 and 21 April – and the demand could even be higher than usual since next year it will be a year incorrect, which means that there will be no festival, to allow the site to recover.

During the last year, several high -profile events have created a clamor for tickets, triggering a series of scams. Months before the tour of the eras of Taylor Swift had also reached the coasts of the United Kingdom last summer, British fans were estimated for having lost more than £ 1 million After tickets were put on sale.

Oasis fans who were victims of scammers in their despair to secure tickets for the United Kingdom meeting shows of Manchester Band this summer lost £ 346 each on averageAccording to an analysis of the Lloyds bank of your data.

There have also been warnings that Lady Gaga fans will be targeted After the tickets for his next Arena tour in the United Kingdom were put on sale on Thursday.

Lloyds Bank has previously stated that over 90% of the reported cases began with false or post ads on social media and usually involve people who are deceived in sending money through bank transfer. However, many people do not report crime, often because they are embarrassed for the fall of the victim of a scammer or in some cases because the amount in question was relatively small.

The research of Nationwide discovered that just over half (51%) of the interviewees would take into consideration the purchase of “questionable sources” tickets to avoid losing, increasing their possibility of falling fraud. More than a fifth (22%) was “ready to pay an extra because of fomo”.

Those aged 25 and 34 were the most vulnerable to be scammed. Two out of five (40%) of this age group “would consciously risk buying false tickets” to guarantee a place, said Nationwide.

Jim Winters, director of the Nationwide economic crime, said: “When you offer high demand tickets that are cheap or even simply available, fans can easily lose control of their senses while their hearts govern their heads”.