Music lovers hoping to attend Glastonbury warned to be careful for scammers

Music lovers are being warned by a significant financial institution to be careful for scammers circling as Glastonbury Pageant tickets change into obtainable.

HSBC UK stated criminals will usually pose as a vendor and submit on social media or on-line marketplaces.

As soon as the bait has been taken, they may declare they may submit or electronic mail the tickets as soon as a financial institution switch has been made. However nothing arrives and the felony disappears.

Latest rip-off knowledge from HSBC UK has proven the typical buy rip-off carried out between July and September was for £894.

David Callington, HSBC UK’s head of fraud stated: “Scammers are devious criminals who’re nicely versed in tuning in to those occasions to steal cash from harmless customers in search of tickets at a discount value.

“But when somebody tries to purchase a ticket from an unofficial supply, there’s likelihood they may lose their cash.

“Buy scams – the place folks pay for items or companies which become faux – are on the rise, with scammers preferring to rip-off extra folks with lower-value scams than particularly focusing on victims for higher-value frauds.

“We’ve professional groups working across the clock to determine suspicious transactions, however folks also can assist shield themselves by paying attention to fraud warnings when making funds, and retaining updated with the most recent rip-off warnings that are highlighted on our newest phishing and social media scams net web page or by way of our fraud and cyber consciousness app (on each Android and iOS).”

Commonplace Glastonbury Pageant tickets go on basic launch on Sunday November 19 at 9am and people eager to attend must have already registered upfront.

Giving basic tricks to keep protected when shopping for any live performance tickets, HSBC UK suggested folks purchase tickets solely from the venue’s field workplace, official sellers or respected fan web sites.

It stated folks mustn’t click on on social media, textual content or electronic mail hyperlinks or attachments providing tickets, as they may hyperlink to fraudulent or malware websites.

Individuals also needs to keep away from paying for tickets by way of financial institution switch, verify sellers’ privateness and returns insurance policies and preserve receipts, the financial institution stated.