Music lovers warn against buying tickets to sold-out bank vacation shows at dealers on social media because they are victims of the scam.

Jasmine, 22, advertises on X on the morning of the event to sell party tickets to the party park. She and her friends transferred £90 to two different sellers through banking, but did not receive tickets.

Another woman paid someone for £60 to pay two tickets to the RNB event held on London's last bank holiday weekend.

Which is the scam reporting service action fraud or consumer group in the UK? Suppose fraudsters are increasingly using bank holiday demand to steal money. The BBC has asked X to comment.

Jasmine said she was cheated after searching for tickets to XX Aura Thorpe Park on X on March 15.

She told the BBC: "I saw this girl with 1,000 followers. We started talking and said we needed two tickets. She sent us a screenshot and it made us feel like she had tickets."

“She said, ‘Can you send (the money) to my friend’s account?’ She said, “This is where we obviously should be suspicious, but it’s on the morning of the event…we need to get to London. ”

“Once we sent it, she started moving for a while and I asked her what happened and she told us to wait. They even told us to get dressed soon!

"And she stopped me."

She said she and her friends managed to get a £90 recoup from Monzo after sending screenshots of their X account and other posts complaining about being scammered. They were unable to retrieve the remaining £90, which was paid by revolver.

The woman who tried to buy tickets for the RNB event said she asked for verification of the ticket and sent a screenshot.

She said the ticket price for the two was £60, so she didn't think it was a small scam.

"It seems to be legal," she said. "Especially because it's not the kind of activity people would think of for me."

"I transferred it and she told me to wait for a second. I was sending a message to her and she said she needed to talk to her friends. An hour later, after I got back to the chat, I was stopped."

She reported the scam to Barclays, who returned her a week later.

Ty Hinds, founder of Slowjamswitha, told the BBC he received a lot of news that the scammers targeted.

"The sounds heard are obviously not good," he said. "If you're not sure, you probably won't buy tickets. I know people want to go to parties and enjoy themselves, but I'd rather keep my money than be cheated."

Which one? "Ticket scams are really common, and we've seen them again and again when popular events and shows happening during summer and bank festivals," said consumer expert Rob Lilley-Jones.

Action fraud director Claire Webb said: “Last year, action fraud fraud is urging those heading to top events, as well as those looking to seek last-minute ticket deals this summer, to stay alert and recognize signs of ticket fraud.

“Beware of fraudsters trying to exploit fraudsters by selling fake tickets online or on social media.”

• Sell ​​products with caution at a price of too good.
• Beware of fake websites, which look like real retailer websites. Check if the URL is the official brand URL.
• Beware of posts in newly created social media accounts, or links to recently created websites. You can use a domain checker like whom to check when a website is created.
• Read reviews and purchase only from authorized sellers and websites.

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