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Oasis followers had been left ecstatic when the Manchester rockers confirmed their reunion earlier this 12 months – however issues rapidly turned bitter.

Tickets had been bought out inside seconds – regardless of the band including new dates alongside the best way – and since then, followers have begun trying down different avenues for tickets.

Lloyds Bank have revealed a brand new, frightful report from its personal prospects that loads of Oasis followers are being scammed with faux tickets, bought by varied unofficial means.

Ticket scams come, they are saying, from “fake adverts, posts or listings on social media that offer tickets at discounted prices”. (Via Independent)

Once the victims have paid up, they’re left with out cash or tickets.

Lloyds Bank’s Fraud Prevention Director, Liz Ziegler, mentioned: “Predictably fraudsters wasted no time in targeting loyal Oasis fans as they scrambled to pick up tickets for next year’s must-see reunion tour.”

She went on so as to add: “Buying directly from reputable, authorised retailers is the only way to guarantee you’re paying for a genuine ticket.

“If you’re asked to pay via bank transfer, particularly by a seller you’ve found on social media, that should immediately set alarm bells ringing.”

The financial institution added that Oasis followers have, on common, been scammed out of £346 – with some prospects dropping as much as £1,000.

Thankfully, there are nonetheless very clear methods of shopping for official and official tickets proper now.

Oasis tickets had been launched by official web sites earlier this 12 months, together with the likes of Ticketmaster, See Tickets and Live Nation.

These web sites allowed followers to buy with confidence as they had been marketed by the band themselves. However, lots of the tickets and dates bought out inside minutes.

Meanwhile, VIP tickets had been (and nonetheless are) accessible by Seat Unique, a VIP and hospitality ticket web site which specialises in creating bespoke and thrilling experiences for followers.

As a end result, tickets at Seat Unique are nonetheless accessible proper now.

What’s extra, Oasis resale tickets had been formally made accessible by Twickets, however they bought out in a short time. Fans must keep watch over the web site in the event that they wish to stand an opportunity to get theirs from Twickets.

Otherwise, followers also can buy resale tickets from unofficial web sites.

Online retailers that concentrate on resale tickets, reminiscent of viagogo, Vivid Seats and StubHub are additionally promoting Oasis tickets proper now.

With that mentioned, Oasis’ promoters just lately revealed plans to cancel greater than 50,000 tickets that appeared on “unauthorised resale platforms” in a bid to “combat ticket scalping”.

viagogo’s Matt Drew, the corporate’s enterprise improvement government, defended the ticket-selling web site. He mentioned: “We will continue to sell them in the way the regulator says we can. We are serving a clear consumer need, we will continue doing it on that basis.”

These web sites have probably the most tickets accessible, and though they don’t seem to be “official” retailers, every firm solely sells legitimately bought tickets.

What’s extra, viagogo, Vivid Seats and StubHub all have their very own buyer safety assure, which helps forestall scams.