£346 warning for anyone who logged on and tried for Oasis reunion tickets

People who logged on and tried for Oasis tickets in August have been warned over losing £346. Oasis fans who have fallen victim to ticket scammers have lost £346 each on average, according to high street bank Lloyds, one of the leading financial institutions in the country.

Lloyds Bank said fans desperate to buy tickets to the Manchester band’s UK reunion shows next year had been hit by a “landslide” of scams, with more than 90% of cases starting with fake adverts and posts on social media.

Lloyds said its internal data showed that unhappy Oasis fans accounted for about 70% of all reported concert ticket scams since 27 August. Victims reported losing an average of £346, though some had had up to £1,000 stolen.

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“A simple search of Facebook reveals numerous unofficial groups have been set up, many boasting tens of thousands of members, dedicated to buying and selling tickets for the Oasis tour. This is despite Meta’s own commerce policy stating that the sale of concert tickets is ‘not allowed’ on the platform,” said a bank spokesperson.

Lloyds said its data also indicated that the amounts spent on concert tickets had “soared”. Meta said it was “committed to protecting our users from fraudulent activities”, and added that it advised users to report posts they thought might be a scam so that it could take action.

A Viagogo spokesperson said recently in a statement: “Ticket resale in the UK is legal and we want to reassure fans buying tickets on Viagogo that we are fully compliant with the law and guidelines set out by relevant regulators. Every order on our platform is protected by our money-back guarantee.

“Threats from promoters to cancel tickets unfairly target fans who chose to buy on a secure, transparent, and highly regulated resale marketplace.”