More than 600 Lloyds Bank customers have reported falling victim to counterfeit note sellers in the UK. Most of the victims are between 25 and 34 years old, and 90% of them were scammed by false advertisements or posts on Facebook.
Dozens of unofficial groups have been created there with the aim of buying and reselling concert tickets for the tour of this global icon. Some Swifties lost more than a thousand pounds (1,170 euros) thinking they would get the precious ticket for this sold-out European tour, six years after the American icon's last concert on British soil. The number of concert ticket scams more than doubled last summer compared to the same period the previous year, with an average loss of 133 pounds (155 euros) for fans of Coldplay, Harry Styles, or even Beyonce. According to several estimates, more than 1.17 million euros have been lost until now due to fraudsters in the U.S. and the UK, according to the British bank.