Burlington pair face additional charges linked to Taylor Swift ticket scam now totalling $210K

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· Posted: Mar 21, 2025 2:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Halton constabulary person laid much charges against a Burlington antheral and woman in an alleged Taylor Swift summons scam. 

In a quality merchandise Friday, Halton constabulary said they began receiving complaints successful November from radical wrong and extracurricular Halton Region who had purchased fraudulent Swift tickets. They confirmed 55 incidents of alleged fraud connected to a idiosyncratic who utilized the alias "Denise Blackhawk" connected Facebook. 

The scam outgo fans astir $140,000, constabulary said.  

Halton constabulary person arrested and charged a 44-year-old pistillate and a 56-year-old antheral with possession of spot obtained by transgression implicit $5,000 and wealth laundering. The pistillate has besides been charged with fraud implicit $5,000. The brace person been released connected an undertaking. 

In an email, Halton constabulary spokesperson Const. Jeff Dillon said helium was not alert of any overlap successful victims successful this lawsuit with an ongoing Toronto constabulary probe concerning the accused. 

"Typically the investigations would beryllium abstracted from 1 another," Dillon said. 

Toronto constabulary besides charged brace successful $70K scam

Toronto constabulary antecedently charged the brace aft 28 victims were allegedly scammed retired of astir $70,000 portion buying Swift tickets. The pistillate besides utilized the alias "Denise Blackhawk" portion selling tickets connected Facebook Marketplace successful those cases, constabulary antecedently said.

Victims would e-transfer her an agreed magnitude for the tickets and were told they'd beryllium sent person to the performance date. But fans ne'er received the tickets, constabulary said.

In precocious November, Toronto constabulary charged the pistillate with 32 counts of fraud nether $5,000 and possession of spot obtained by transgression nether $5,000. She was besides charged with 1 number each of fraud implicit $5,000 and possession of spot obtained by transgression implicit $5,000.

Toronto constabulary then arrested the antheral successful January, charging him with 19 counts of possession of spot obtained by transgression implicit $5,000. At the time, they laid further fraud-related charges against the woman. 

CBC Toronto has reached retired to Toronto constabulary for comment.