Swifties: Your text notification from Ticketmaster could be fake

Attention Swifties! Now is the time to be vigilant more than ever, especially now since Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour pre-sale is approaching. Fans have been warned about potential fake text messages from scammers pretending to be Ticketmaster once the pre-sale launches.

Ticketmaster released a Tweet with simple instructions about the upcoming sale and how fans could access the pre-sale site. The message will contain the venue, dates, a link, the user’s email, and the access code.  Fans will be allowed to buy up to six tickets, and the ticket vendor told fans not to delete the text message since a replacement will not be sent.

One important detail to know if the text is real or not is that it came from a six-digit number. If a similar text message appears, but the sender’s number looked like it came from an everyday mobile number, it’s fake.

Fans have reported multiple ticket scams for Taylor Swift tickets days after the Eras tour was announced. One TikTok user has reported having spent $1500 on a site called ‘Ticketfaster,’ only to realize later that she might have bought fake tickets.

The Era’s Tour will begin in the US in Glendale, Arizona on March 17, 2023, and will close in Los Angeles on Aug 9, 2023. There are currently 17 US shows that have been scheduled and it’s currently unknown if there will be an international tour.

Keen fans who want to get tickets safely must not only be quick but also aware of their upcoming texts and emails to ensure that they’re not being scammed and losing hundreds or thousands of dollars.