Reds fans are warned over ticket scams

LFC supporters most likely to be conned, data says

- By SOPHIE MCCOID

LIVERPOOL fans are being urged to be extravigilant when buying tickets for the upcoming Premier League season, as a bank estimates that £2.5 million has been lost by football fans in recent years.

Victims lost an average of £218 each last season, according to Lloyds, and more than 2,400 cases of football-ticket fraud were reported by customers over the past two seasons, with total losses topping £500,000.

The bank estimates that nationally there are likely to have been at least 12,000 victims since the start of the 2023/24 season, with more than £2.5 million stolen by fraudsters.

Supporters of Liverpool are most likely to have been affected, followed by fans of Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City, Lloyds' figures indicated.