The Better Business Bureau in British Columbia is warning Taylor Swift fans of scams ahead of the superstar’s Vancouver concerts, highlighting one case in which a social media profile was allegedly hacked and used to sell fake tickets.
It says $2,000 was stolen from fans hoping to attend the shows, which will be at BC Place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The warning comes after police in Toronto last month arrested a woman for allegedly selling about $70,000 worth of fake Swift tickets ahead of the concerts there.
The Better Business Bureau said in a news release on Monday that the case in B.C. was reported on its Scam Tracker database.
It said the complainant, who wasn’t identified, reported that scammers took over her social media profile and used its messaging function to trick people into buying “non-existent concert tickets.”
The bureau said people needed to be vigilant when buying …