SINGAPORE: A 29-year-old woman was on Tuesday (Mar 12) charged in court with cheating a Taylor Swift fan into paying S$350 for tickets to the first of the US pop star’s recent shows in Singapore.
The police previously said that Foo Mei Qi, a Singaporean, is believed to have scammed customers on online marketplace Carousell of more than S$24,000 (US$18,000).
Foo currently faces a single charge of cheating. Court documents state that she supposedly tricked another woman into transferring S$350 to her via the PayNow platform on Sep 13, 2023.
This was for tickets to Swift’s concert on Mar 2 — the first night of the star’s Singapore tour.
Swift wrapped up the last of her six sold-out shows on Saturday. Singapore was the only stop in Southeast Asia for her Eras Tour after government agencies secured an exclusive deal with her.
The police said they received several reports between Mar 3 and Mar 7 from victims who were purportedly cheated by an online seller advertising the sale of concert tickets on Carousell.
The seller, upon receiving payment via PayNow or bank transfer, failed to deliver the concert tickets and became uncontactable.