Coronation Street star Tony Maudsley has revealed he was conned out of £600 while trying to buy Oasis tickets.
The actor, who plays George Shuttleworth on the ITV soap, said he fell for a resale scam on Facebook.
Tony had been trying to secure tickets to the band’s much-anticipated reunion tour next year, which will mark the first time brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have played together since 2009.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Tony wrote: ‘Gutted. Thought I’d lucked out and got 4 OASIS tickets for my brothers birthday.
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‘Guy on Facebook who appeared to have mutual friends. I sent £600 to his bank. He kept messaging me saying it hadn’t cleared.’
However, Tony revealed he managed not to lose the cash, adding: ‘Seems my bank were more on the ball than me and stopped the payment.’
In another post, he added: ‘Beware. This is a new level of scamming.
‘Seems the guy he was pretending to be had had his account hacked.
‘Luckily someone else that knew the real guy got in touch and warned me. Durrrr. WISE UP, MAUDSLEY!!’
One of Tony’s followers suggested he should ask the Coronation Street bosses to write in his character going to one of the gigs, which kick off next July with dates across the UK, America, Mexico and Australia.
Tony replied: ‘Hahahaha. Yes I can see George rocking away to Liam Gallagher whilst necking a bottle of Bud!’
There was controversy when the tickets for the first UK dates went on sale earlier this year, due to the deployment of Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing system.
This saw some fans paying as much as £355 per ticket – up from £135.
Meanwhile, the band recently confirmed their support acts for the tour.
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