A jam-packed international events calendar means there’s plenty of opportunity for ticket scams.
In addition to the usual Grand Slams and Grand Prixes, Paris will host the Summer Games, while Germany will stage Euro 2024.
There’s also major concerts happening in the northern hemisphere summer. Taylor Swift’s Eras tour heads to the UK and Europe, while Billy Joel will play his final residency show at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden.
Ticket scams are a type of buying and selling scam, which are in the top five scams NAB customers report. More broadly, Australians lost $45m to these scams in 2023, according to the ACCC’s Scamwatch.
These scams often start on social media platforms, with criminals often responding to fans who post looking for tickets or even listing fake ones online themselves.
“During Taylor Swift’s Australian tour, there were instances of scammers hacking social media profiles and selling bogus tickets to the account owner’s friends, who aren’t aware someone else is controlling the account,” Mr Sheehan said.
He said ticket scams played on people’s fear of missing out.
“Customers might receive a proactive alert in the NAB app or Internet Banking if a payment showed signs it may be a ticket scam. These real time alerts are designed to get customers to stop and consider in the moment where they’re about to send money,” Mr Sheehan said.
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