Canadian woman arrested in $70K Taylor Swift ticket scam

Police successful Toronto person arrested a pistillate for scamming dozens of Taylor Swift fans retired of $70,000 for Eras Tour tickets they ne'er received.

The seller — utilizing the alias “Denise Blackhawk” connected Facebook Marketplace — allegedly duped astatine slightest 28 Swifties into paying hundreds oregon thousands of dollars to drawback 1 of Swift’s Toronto shows, according to the CBC.

“When victims requested their wealth back, the accused alleged that the wealth was gone,” constabulary said Tuesday, noting immoderate of the fake tickets were sold arsenic acold backmost arsenic 2023, erstwhile existent tickets archetypal went connected sale.

Victims were allegedly promised their tickets would beryllium sent to them person to the existent performance date, but those tickets ne'er arrived.

The alleged scammer, whose individuality has not been revealed, is charged with 32 counts of fraud nether $5,000 and 1 number of fraud implicit $5,000. She besides faces multiples counts of possession of spot obtained by crime.

She’s owed successful tribunal Jan. 10.

Canadian cops judge determination could beryllium galore much victims successful the suspect’s scam.

One alleged unfortunate told the CBC she been contacted by astir 160 radical who purchased a full of astir 420 tickets from the alleged grifter.