TV legend conned out of £600 in Oasis tickets scam

Coronation Street prima Tony Maudsley has revealed helium was conned retired of £600 portion trying to bargain Oasis tickets. 

The actor, who plays George Shuttleworth connected the ITV soap, said helium fell for a resale scam connected Facebook. 

Tony had been trying to unafraid tickets to the band’s much-anticipated reunion tour adjacent year, which volition people the archetypal clip brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher person played unneurotic since 2009. 

In a station connected X, formerly Twitter, Tony wrote: ‘Gutted. Thought I’d lucked retired and got 4 OASIS tickets for my brothers birthday.

‘Guy connected Facebook who appeared to person communal friends. I sent £600 to his bank. He kept messaging maine saying it hadn’t cleared.’

However, Tony revealed helium managed not to suffer the cash, adding: ‘Seems my slope were much connected the shot than maine and stopped the payment.’

In different post, helium added: ‘Beware. This is simply a caller level of scamming.

‘Seems the feline helium was pretending to beryllium had had his relationship hacked.

‘Luckily idiosyncratic other that knew the existent feline got successful interaction and warned me. Durrrr. WISE UP, MAUDSLEY!!’

One of Tony’s followers suggested helium should inquire the Coronation Street bosses to constitute successful his quality going to 1 of the gigs, which footwear disconnected adjacent July with dates crossed the UK, America, Mexico and Australia. 

Tony replied: ‘Hahahaha. Yes I tin spot George rocking distant to Liam Gallagher whilst necking a vessel of Bud!’

There was contention erstwhile the tickets for the archetypal UK dates went connected merchantability earlier this year, due to the deployment of Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing system.

This saw immoderate fans paying arsenic overmuch arsenic £355 per summons – up from £135.

Meanwhile, the set recently confirmed their enactment acts for the tour. 

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