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I have been following @erastour_resell_tickets on instagram for quite a while. Other had vouched for the legality of the account. A post was recently made for $900 for 3 tickets to an eras tour Taylor swift concert on 11/2/24. Tickets section 242 row 4. I agreed and began to try and transfer the $900. I initially transferred the $900 from my checking to PayPal. When attempting to transfer I was getting failed messages. I contacted PayPal and there were secure flags since it was abnormal activity for me and a large amount of money. The person behind the instagram account wanted me to try a different form of payment but I’d have to pay $15 to transfer the money immediately back to my checking. They said they’d deduct the $15 from the ticket price. I then tried Venmo but had the same issues since PayPal owns Venmo. I was able to successfully do a test send of $5 to @delores98 (Delores Armstrong). We attempted Apple Pay to phone number +1 346-234-5555 but that wouldn’t work. They gave me several email addresses or electronic accounts to try. I don’t have all of them Since this person deleted the messages they sent me in instagram. But I’m sure instagram has them. They have also since deleted all content on their instagram page but the page is still up. I have reported it. This is the email I was given when the $870 went through [email protected]. They confirmed the payment was received. I was also given [email protected] and [email protected]. Again there were more but that’s what I have record of without instagrams involvement. Payment was transferred Wednesday. I was told the ticket transfer would happen soon. It never did. I was strung along. I asked for my money back and was told not to worry, my tickets were secure since the middle man seller had the bar codes of the tickets. I was given little to no information until today/friday 1/26 I noticed the instagram account had deleted all content on their page and all messages they’d sent me. They’d disappeared. I do have several photos or screen grabs of the account information, payment confirmation and tickets promised. Happy to help provide anything that will be helpful in me getting my money back.

Dollars Lost

$870

Targeted Person's Location

WI, USA- 54952

Scammer Information
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Unknown Location

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1(346) 234-5555

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Instagram

Scam Type

Online Purchase

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Business name

@erastour_resell_tickets

Date Reported

January 27, 2024

Scam ID

801518


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