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Research finds ticket fraud costs UK concertgoers £150m

Music fans lost an estimated £150m to ticket fraud in the past year, according to research commissioned by O2. The research found that 14% of gig-goers surveyed had bought a fake ticket, with 77% of those purchases made through online platforms.

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