This scam primarily spreads through deceptive advertisements on the popular video platform, where cybercriminals pretend to have tickets available for the artist's tour. These ads use promoted videos with unauthorized images from previous concerts and messages that create a false sense of urgency, such as “Only today”.
“"Alert! Fake ads have been detected with last-minute tickets for singer Rosalía's concert, redirecting to a fraudulent website to steal users' money."
The profiles publishing these ads, such as one under the name “rosaliaworldtour” with no prior content, redirect users to a fraudulent website. This site convincingly mimics the appearance of the singer's official website, replicating the entire usual purchase process, including a supposed virtual queue, city and date selection, venue map, and seat choice, to gain the victim's trust.
In the final stage of the purchase, the site requests personal and banking details. However, the purchased tickets are invalid or, directly, are never sent. It should be noted that official tickets for Rosalía's concerts in Barcelona have been sold out since December and were only sold through the Ticketmaster platform.
Given this situation, authorities advise purchasing tickets exclusively through official channels, being wary of any last-minute offers on social media, and reporting any attempted fraud to the police.
