At least $6,000 has been lost since October 2025 to scams claiming to have concert tickets to shows by K-pop girl group Blackpink, said the Singapore police.The K-pop group will be staging their Deadline world tour at the National Stadium on Nov 28, 29 and 30.In a statement on Thursday (Nov 20), the police said that there were at least 11 reported cases in which victims bought tickets offered for sales on messaging or social media platforms. These victims had responded to offers for the sale of concert tickets on platforms such as Carousell, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, TikTok and Xiaohongshu. Scammers would then provide screenshots or videos of fake tickets or receipts to convince victims that the tickets were authentic.They would also claim that ticket sales were time-sensitive or limited in quantity and promise to deliver the tickets after payment were made.When the victims told the scammers that they did not receive their concert tickets, the scammers would ask for additional payment, claiming that the initial payment was not received. Read more