Fans are being warned to be vigilant when purchasing music, sport and entertainment tickets after it was revealed goods and services scams have cost Aussies almost $40 million this year.
To combat the risk of music lovers falling victim to sophisticated scams, banks are developing more proactive alerts for digital banking to help customers spot red flags.Aussies were caught by scammers while trying to purchase Taylor Swift tickets over social media.
The alerts present customers with a real-time alert in the NAB app or NAB internet banking if a payment shows signs it could be a scam. NAB is extending its banking alerts processes to include warnings against ticket and marketplace scams. NAB security advisory and awareness manager Laura Hartley said it was important Australians were aware of red flags when purchasing tickets online."We're hearing about criminals hacking social media profiles and selling bogus concert tickets to the account owner's friends, who aren't aware someone else is controlling the account.
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