S'pore police to take down Blackpink ticket listings on Carousell & Facebook

Avoid resellers and stick to the sole authorised ticketing platform — Ticketmaster — when purchasing tickets for the upcoming Blackpink concert, the Singapore Police Force said in a Jun. 13 advisory.

They also reminded members of the public to be vigilant against concert scams.

At least S$658,000 was lost in ticket scams arising from 2024's Taylor Swift concert, with over 1,050 reports made.

The police has also reached out to platforms, such as Carousell, Facebook Marketplace, and TikTok, to remove listings of resale tickets.

Those found to have purchased resale tickets will be denied entry into the Singapore Sports Hub, with no refund given, SPF added.

Tickets non-transferable

According to Ticketmaster's terms and conditions, tickets sold via the platform are strictly non-transferable.

This means they cannot be resold.

Tickets are only issued to buyers via their Ticketmaster account, typically around two weeks prior to the event.

Any reseller who claims they can transfer their tickets to your Ticketmaster accounts is making a false claim, SPF said.

Concert ticket scams may be advertised on messaging or social media platforms, including Carousell, Telegram, and Xiaohongshu.

Scammers typically provide screenshots or videos of fake tickets or receipts to convince the victims that the tickets are authentic.

Victims would only realise they had been scammed when the scammers disappeared or became uncontactable.

Others only found out they had been scammed after their tickets were found to be invalid at the concert venue itself.

For more information on scams, visit the ScamShield website.

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Top image from Blackpink/Instagram and SPF