The victims purchased the tickets after seeing a post that appeared to be from a friend on Facebook
A hacked Facebook account led to two people spending nearly $5,000 for bogus Taylor Swift concert tickets in Oak Bay last week.
On June 11, police said, a person complained to police that they saw a post on Facebook saying one of their friends was selling four Taylor Swift tickets for $2,400 and purchased them through an e-transfer. The buyer then received “obviously fake tickets,” police said. Later the same day, another person fell victim, buying four fake tickets for $500 each and agreeing to a $400 surcharge — all through e-transfers.
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