Authorities in Australia have issued a warning for pretend pageant and live performance tickets after a girl was discovered to have conned patrons out of $10,000.
According to Daily Mail, 19-year-old Hannah Valentine pleaded responsible to 28 fraud fees in connection to a ticketing rip-off. She allegedly conned greater than 100 individuals looking for pageant and live performance tickets through the use of pretend profiles on Facebook and Gumtree.
ABC revealed pretend names that Valentine allegedly used through the rip-off included Natalia Sparrow, Daniella Walsh, Hannah Jane Mathews, HannahVal, Sophie-Marie Lewis and Jessica Lewis.
One of the primary occasions Valentine scammed would-be ticket patrons for was Listen Out, a multi-city music pageant organized by Post Malone and Seasons occasions that beforehand hosted performances by Skrillex, Skepta, Camelphat and Snakehips.
Senior Constable Fraser Munro advised the ABC about how Valentine scammed potential ticket patrons: "She obtained cash direct switch into her financial institution accounts … however the tickets had been both altered, or they're simply pretend tickets basically, and different occasions she did not ship the victims something in return".
Valentine is about to look in Perth Magistrates Court on March 18.