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With BTS World Tour 'Arirang' ticket sales drawing strong demand, scammers are active on Telegram, Carousell, X, Xiaohongshu, and Facebook. The Singapore Police Force has issued an advisory warning of two active scam methods targeting concert-goers.

Ticketmaster's terms and conditions state clearly that concert tickets cannot be transferred or resold. Any listing outside Ticketmaster is against the rules. Anyone presenting a resale ticket at the venue will be turned away with no refund. Once you pay a scammer, the money is not recoverable.

How this scam works:

Step 1: You come across a post selling BTS concert tickets on a messaging or social media platform. The seller appears credible and the price seems fair.

Step 2: The scammer shares screenshots or videos of what appear to be real tickets, then pressures you to pay quickly, claiming the offer is time-limited or stock is running out.

Step 3: After you pay, the tickets are not delivered. The scammer claims never to have received your payment and asks you to pay again.

Step 4: No tickets arrive and the seller stops responding.

🚩 Any seller who pressures you to pay quickly and promises tickets afterward is running this scam.

Tips to protect yourself:

Purchase only from Ticketmaster, the authorised ticketing platform. Tickets cannot be transferred to your Ticketmaster account by a reseller, and Ticketmaster will never issue tickets via email.

Do not trust screenshots or videos as proof. These are easily fabricated. A seller who cannot show you a ticket within Ticketmaster's system is not a seller you should pay.

Facebook Marketplace and TikTok Shop prohibit event ticket resales under their platform policies. The Police has also requested that Carousell remove resale listings for this concert.

Download the ScamShield app to block scam calls and filter scam SMSes. Use it to verify suspicious messages and contact details before responding.

Report what you see. If you come across a suspicious concert ticket listing, report the listing and seller.

For more information on scams, visit www.scamshield.gov.sg or call the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799.

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