Taylor Swift fans without a ticket for this weekend’s sold-out Dublin concerts have been warned that offers of tickets, particularly at prices that seem too good to be true, could be related to scams. The US musician’s three Eras Tour dates in the Aviva Stadium sold out in minutes last July with tens of thousands of fans left facing a cruel summer as a result of their inability to get to the top of TicketMaster’s virtual queues. Bank of Ireland has warned that scammers will have been paying close attention to the story as it unfolded and will be using whatever channels are open to them to try to steal money from desperate Swifties.
Criminals have been using hacked social media accounts and online ads to try to con people out of hundreds of euro – and possibly even more. READ MORE Taylor Swift fans warned to be aware of ticket scams ahead of Dublin concerts The places Taylor Swift needs to visit while she’s in Ireland Meet Taylor Swift’s superfans: ‘You feel like she’s a part of your life that you can’t do away with’ The Guide: Taylor Swift, Liam Gallagher, Patti Smith and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end “With Taylor Swift playing in Dublin this week and summer festivals kicking off, it’s important that concert goers are alert to fraud,” said the bank’s head of fraud, Nicola Sadlier. “At times like this, fraudsters are hoping your heart will overrule your head.
They are counting on people being so keen to get t.
