Singapore police ask people to be careful when exchanging tickets to see Taylor Swift shows online. At least 334 people became victims of fraud, amounting to 213,000 USD (more than 5.2 billion VND).

According to Straits Times, at least 334 people became victims of scams related to the purchase and sale of Taylor Swift’s concert tickets in Singapore. The amount of damage was up to 213,000 USD (more than 5.2 billion VND).

In a police statement on March 1, cases of scammers buying tickets online for the Taylor Swift show are increasing. Because Singapore is the only country where female singers perform in Southeast Asia, the number of fans hunting for tickets is high and difficult to find.

Scammers take advantage of fans’ excitement, posting ticket listings on multiple platforms from Telegram, X, Facebook and Xiaohongshu, before tricking audiences into private messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and WeChat to complete all fraudulent transactions.

Victims are often asked by scammers to pay via PayNow or with a virtual credit card. Due to the situation of less supply than demand, Taylor Swift fans accept to transfer money in advance despite the high risk. When they didn’t receive the ticket or couldn’t contact the seller, they knew they had been scammed. Or there are cases where fake tickets are delivered, and audiences are turned away from the concert due to invalid tickets.

Taylor Swift’s 6-night show in Singapore attracted many people’s attention.

“Viewers should not buy tickets from third parties. Viewers should buy legal tickets, ensuring a refund for invalid tickets. People should also use fraud prevention applications and set up security features for banking transactions, verify authenticity of tickets through official sources,” police informed.

In addition, Singapore police provide a Police Department hotline and an anti-fraud help center hotline to protect people’s rights.

Taylor Swift has 6 shows in Singapore on March 2, 3, 4 and March 7, 8, 9. Singapore is the only place where the female singer performs in Southeast Asia, leading to fans everywhere hunting for tickets and flocking to the lion island nation.

On February 24, Carousell, Singapore’s largest online shopping application, announced to stop providing Taylor Swift ticket exchanges to avoid fraud. This is the first time Carousell has paused concert ticket sales since the app launched.

“Although the majority of sellers guarantee authenticity, due to the large number of buyers, we have to make this exception. Many foreign concertgoers will likely not be able to protect themselves from scams.” fraud. Prevention is absolutely necessary,” the representative of the ticket purchasing unit announced.