Another arrest and additional charges have been made in connection with an alleged Taylor Swift ticket scam that defrauded fans out of tens of thousands of dollars.
The fraudulent tickets were purportedly advertised on Facebook Marketplace, supposedly for one of the six sold-out shows at Rogers Centre this past November.
Once the victims agreed to buy, police said they would send over the full payment. Investigators believe some of the tickets were sold as early as August 2023, when concert tickets first went on sale.
Police said the victims were advised their tickets wouldn’t be available until the days leading to their concert. However, police said when the 28 alleged victims went to access their tickets, they were not available.
Additionally, when the victims requested their money back, the accused allegedly informed them that the money was gone.
Police had previously charged Burlington resident Denise Tisor in connection with the scam. They said she made nearly $70,000 as a result of the alleged scheme.
On Wednesday, police laid additional charges on Tisor, 44, including eight more counts of fraud and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
Police also laid charges against David Lloyd Blake, 56, also of Burlington, who is facing 19 counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
The charges have not been tested in court.
CTV News Toronto spoke with Tisor back in November, who alleged she had also fallen victim to the Taylor Swift ticket scam, having filed a police report on her own accord.
A number of people also spoke out, alleging they were victimized by Tisor, under her pseudonym, Denise Blackhawk. Toronto police said Tisor allegedly used that alias on Facebook Marketplace.
The victims claimed she accepted nearly $300,000 for more than 400 tickets and said because they knew Tisor or bought tickets from her in the past, they felt confident she would give them the tickets.
Toronto police believe there may be more victims and are working with Halton Regional Police on the ongoing investigation. They ask anyone who may have bought a fraudulent ticket to file a police report online.
With files from CTV News Toronto’s Sean Leathong and Phil Tsekouras