Police in Toronto have arrested a woman for scamming dozens of Taylor Swift fans out of $70,000 for Eras Tour tickets they never received.
The seller — using the alias “Denise Blackhawk” on Facebook Marketplace — allegedly duped at least 28 Swifties into paying hundreds or thousands of dollars to catch one of Swift’s Toronto shows, according to the CBC.
“When victims requested their money back, the accused alleged that the money was gone,” police said Tuesday, noting some of the fake tickets were sold as far back as 2023, when real tickets first went on sale.
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Victims were allegedly promised their tickets would be sent to them closer to the actual concert date, but those tickets never arrived.
The alleged scammer, whose identity has not been revealed, is charged with 32 counts of fraud under $5,000 and one count of fraud over $5,000. She also faces multiples counts of possession of property obtained by crime.
She’s due in court Jan. 10.
Canadian cops believe there could be many more victims in the suspect’s scam.
One alleged victim told the CBC she been contacted by nearly 160 people who purchased a total of roughly 420 tickets from the alleged grifter.
