Deb Knight reveals she was tricked into paying $1200 for fake Taylor Swift tickets that looked ‘unbelievably legitimate’: ‘I felt sick to the stomach and absolutely humiliated’
Deb Knight has revealed she was fooled by a ticket scam Taylor Swift‘s Eras tour.
Just days after the superstar’s Eras Tour arrived Down Under, the veteran TV presenter has revealed how she handed over $1,200 to secure tickets for her daughter.
“A really good friend who I’ve known all my life contacted me and said, ‘Do you still want Taylor Swift tickets?'” Knight told A Current Affair.
‘It was my daughter’s eighth birthday and getting these cards would be the best gift ever.
“My friend put me in touch with her friend who had the tickets – or so I thought,” she continued.
Deb Knight has revealed she was fooled by a ticket scam for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. Pictured
Just days after the superstar’s Eras Tour arrives Down Under, the veteran TV presenter has revealed how she handed over $1,200 to secure tickets for her daughter
Deb went on to say that she received a call from a friend who said her cousin was selling tickets.
But to everyone’s ignorance, the friend’s Facebook account had been hacked.
Knight promised to pay half the cost as a deposit and pay the rest after seeing the tickets, which she said looked “incredibly legitimate.”
But there was one problem.
“The difference is that an actual Taylor Swift ticket in an Apple Wallet does not currently have that barcode,” says technology expert Trevor Long.
Alarm bells started ringing when the so-called seller said the payment had not gone through, but by then it was too late.
“A really good friend who I’ve known all my life contacted me and said, ‘Do you still want Taylor Swift tickets?'” Knight told A Current Affair
‘It was my daughter’s eighth birthday and getting these cards would be the best gift ever
Alarm bells started ringing when the so-called seller said the payment had not gone through, but by then it was too late
Although Knight immediately contacted her bank, nothing could be done: she was $1,200 lighter and had no Taylor Swift tickets.
‘I realized I had been scammed. I felt sick, absolutely humiliated. “I also felt embarrassed and ashamed,” she said.
‘I was hesitant to speak about this publicly, but I think I have to.
‘We need to normalize it so that people feel there is less stigma about it.
“It happens to everyone, even Deb Knight. It’s disgusting what’s happening, so something needs to be done about it.”
Swift will perform three concerts in Melbourne from February 16 to 18, and four in Sydney from February 23 to 26.
Swift will perform three concerts in Melbourne from February 16 to 18 and four in Sydney from February 23 to 26