Hanoi: Police look for a girl who appropriated more than 700 million in Taylor Swift show ticket money

Hoan Kiem District Police (Hanoi) said they are verifying a complaint accusing Tran Khanh Vy of appropriating more than 700 million VND by receiving money to buy tickets for singer Taylor Swift's music show.

According to Dan Tri newspaper, on July 31, Hanoi City Police said that the Hoan Kiem District Police Investigation Agency is verifying the complaint against Tran Khanh Vy (21 years old, in Ward 5, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City). ) commit acts of appropriating property.

According to the report, Tran Khanh Vy appropriated more than 700 million VND by receiving money to buy tickets for singer Taylor Swift's music show from 48 people living in Hanoi city. Currently, the police have not determined the subject's whereabouts. To serve the investigation, Hoan Kiem District Police decided to search for the above subject (picture attached).

Authorities recommend that anyone who knows information about Vy immediately report to Hoan Kiem District Police (Phone number: 0912641486), the nearest police agency or provide information via the Hanoi City Police Facebook page for coordination. Resolve the case according to regulations.

Taylor Swift, 35 years old, is an American singer-songwriter, who rose to fame with country music in 2006. After 10 albums, Taylor received 14 Grammy awards and 29 Billboard awards. In December 2023, Guinness recognized The Eras Tour as the highest-grossing tour of all time, reaching more than one billion USD. The singer's net worth is about $1.1 billion.

Taylor Swift's next destination is Warsaw, Poland, in early August. She restarted The Eras Tour after releasing the album The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19.

With the attraction of The Eras Tour, it is a "good bait" that criminals target not only in Vietnam but in many countries around the world. In March this year, according to Straits Times, at least 334 people became victims of scams related to buying and selling tickets for Taylor Swift's concert in Singapore. The amount of damage was up to 213,000 USD (more than 5.2 billion VND).

In a police statement on March 1, cases of being cheated by buying Taylor Swift show tickets online are increasing. Because Singapore is the only country where female singers perform in Southeast Asia, the number of fans hunting for tickets is high and difficult to find.

Scammers took advantage of fans' excitement, posting ticket listings on multiple platforms from Telegram, X, Facebook and Xiaohongshu, before tricking audiences into private messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and WeChat to complete. Fraudulent transactions.

Victims are often asked by this bad actor to pay via PayNow or with a virtual credit card. Due to the situation of less supply than demand, Taylor Swift fans accept to transfer money in advance despite the high risk. When they didn't receive the ticket or couldn't contact the seller, they knew they had been scammed. Or there are cases where fake tickets are delivered, and audiences are turned away from the concert due to invalid tickets.

"Audiences should not buy tickets from third parties. Viewers should buy legal tickets, ensuring a refund for invalid tickets. People should also use applications to prevent fraud, set up security features for banking transactions, verify ticket authenticity through official sources," police informed.

In April 2024, British bank Lloyds just issued an "urgent warning" after more than 600 of their customers reported being scammed regarding the purchase of tickets to the pop star's UK performances. Taylor Swift, according to The Guardian.

Many fans were disappointed by not being able to buy tickets online and on social networks. That has created more opportunities for bad guys. Lloyds Bank said that since tickets went on sale last summer, more than 600 customers have come forward to report being scammed. The number is "significantly more than for any other music artist", the bank said.

The average amount of money lost per victim is 415 USD, in some cases up to more than 1,250 USD. These figures are based solely on Lloyds Bank customer data. It is estimated that across the UK there have been at least 3,000 victims of fraud since tickets were sold online. To date, more than 1.2 million USD has been lost to bad people.

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