Taylor Swift scam: Ontario woman facing fraud charges in $70K worth of fake tickets

An Ontario pistillate is present charged successful transportation with a Facebook Marketplace scam that saw 28 radical defrauded retired of Taylor Swift performance tickets worthy astir $70,000, Toronto Police say.

Police said the accused was utilizing the alias “Denise Blackhawk” connected the fashionable societal media level and offered tickets for assorted dates and seats for the Taylor Swift concerts being held successful Toronto.

Investigators said the victims would e-transfer the accused for afloat outgo of the tickets erstwhile a terms was agreed upon — immoderate of these tickets were adjacent purchased past twelvemonth successful August 2023 erstwhile they archetypal became available.

The accused told the victims that they would not person their tickets until days anterior to the concert, constabulary said.

On the time of the performance date, constabulary said the victims recovered retired that the tickets were not transferred to their accounts and erstwhile the victims asked for their wealth backmost the accused told them their wealth was gone.

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In total, 28 victims paid for fraudulent tickets worthy conscionable nether $70,000, constabulary said.

On Monday, officers arrested Burlington, Ont. nonmigratory Denise Tisor.

Police accidental Tisor has has been charged with 32 counts each of fraud nether $5,000 and possession of spot obtained by transgression nether $5,000; arsenic good arsenic 1 number of fraud implicit $5,000, and 1 number of possession of spot obtained by transgression implicit $5,000.

Police said they judge determination whitethorn beryllium much victims and are encouraging anyone to travel forward.