It is estimated that British Oasis fans have lost over €2.34 million in ticket scams for the band’s reunion tour since ticket sales began last year, according to data from Lloyds Banking Group. The amount was calculated based on fraud reports from the bank’s customers, with 56% of all reported concert ticket scams involving Oasis.
Each of the estimated 5,000 victims lost an average of €509, with the largest loss in a single incident amounting to €1,986. Oasis ticket scam victims lose, on average, €233 more than the average ticket scam victim.
This year’s tour, which will start on July 4th in Cardiff, is the first since their breakup in 2009.
People aged 35 to 44 are the most likely to fall victim to fraud, making up nearly one-third (30%) of the total. Edinburgh, Warrington, and Manchester had the highest number of fraud incidents.
Most of these scams take place in unofficial ticket-selling groups on social media, where tickets are offered at discounted prices (even though they are still available from official sources) or for sold-out events. Victims are asked to pay upfront for the tickets, and the fraudsters disappear after receiving the money.
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