Toronto police charge woman in Taylor Swift ticket scam that cost victims $70,000

Toronto police have charged a woman with defrauding victims of $70,000 in fake Taylor Swift concert tickets.

Police officials said the suspect used Facebook Marketplace to advertise ticket sales and provide dates and seating locations for completed concert dates at the Rogers Center earlier this month.

After the victims agreed to the purchase, they paid the suspect the full amount. Police believe some of these fraudulent tickets were purchased as far back as August 2023, when the tickets went on sale.

Police said the suspect told the victims that tickets would not be available until several days before the concert. But when the 28 victims tried to access their tickets on the date of the concert, they found that the tickets were not available.

"When the victims asked for their money back, the accused claimed that the money was missing," the police added.

The suspect has been identified as Dennis Tissor, and police say he made about $70,000 through the scam.

When CTV News Toronto spoke to Tissur, she claimed to have been a victim and filed a police report.

CTV News Toronto also spoke to a number of other people who claimed to have been scammed by Tysor. They said Tessor, who used the name "Dennis Blackhawk" online, received nearly $300,000 for more than 400 tickets. They also said that because they knew Tessur and had bought tickets from him in the past, they trusted him to be able to procure the tickets.

Toronto police said they are working with Halton police to continue the investigation. Earlier, Halton police said they were investigating local reports of Taylor Swift ticket scams, but have not yet confirmed whether Tessor has been identified as a suspect in their investigation.

Toronto police arrested Tessor on Nov. 25 and charged him with fraud over $5,000, possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000, 32 counts of fraud under $5,000 and 32 counts of possession of proceeds of crime under $5,000. .

Police believe there are more victims and have asked people who bought fraudulent tickets to file a report online.

Tisor is scheduled to appear in court in Toronto on January 10.

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