Coldplay fans scammed buying second-hand tickets
Nineteen-year-old Olivia Blandford, from Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was also scammed.She said the group administrators posted daily reminders about being careful and advised buyers to check with them before paying.
Olivia sent an admin member a few different accounts she was hoping to buy tickets from and was told they were all scammers. The group admin then personally offered to help her to find some tickets, and when they said they had found some, requested money through a bank transfer. Olivia requested to go through PayPal instead, agreeing to pay a £35 deposit before transferring the rest of the money when she had the tickets.
However, she was asked to use PayPal's friends and family option, which does not offer buyer protection.Despite sending a screenshot confirming the money had been sent, the seller claimed the money had not gone through.She then received an email from PayPal confirming the payment, made in pounds, had been converted to US dollars."I was honestly gutted and I just can’t believe people can be that low.
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