The Police would like to remind the public to be vigilant against concert ticket scams. Since 10 June 2025, at least 18 reports were lodged in relation to BLACKPINK’s upcoming Deadline World Tour Concert in November 2025, with total losses amounting to at least $26,000.
In 2023, at least 128 scam reports were lodged in relation to BLACKPINK’s Born Pink Concert, with total losses amounting to at least $206,000. The victims were mostly female Singaporean students aged between 10 and 29.
For BLACKPINK’s 2025 Deadline World Tour Concert, victims would come across offers for the sale of BLACKPINK concert tickets on messaging or social media platforms such as Telegram, Carousell, Xiaohongshu, Facebook Messenger, and Viagogo.com. In some cases, scammers would provide screenshots or videos of fake tickets or receipts to convince the victims that the tickets were authentic. Scammers would also claim that ticket sales were time-sensitive or limited in quantity and promise to deliver the tickets to the victims after successful payment. In some cases, when victims did not receive their concert tickets, scammers would request additional payments by claiming that they did not receive the payments made by the victims. Victims would realise that they had been scammed when the tickets were not delivered or when the seller became uncontactable.
The Police would like to advise the public to purchase BLACKPINK concert tickets only from Ticketmaster, the authorised platform for ticketing services. Besides Ticketmaster, there are no other authorised platforms selling BLACKPINK concert tickets.
The Police would like to highlight terms and conditions from Ticketmaster on the sale of BLACKPINK concert tickets in Singapore, which state clearly that tickets cannot be transferred or resold. Those who are found to have purchased resale tickets will be turned away from the concert at the Singapore Sports Hub, with no refund. Facebook Marketplace does not allow content that promotes the buying, selling, or trading of event tickets in line with Meta’s Commerce Policies. The Police has also reached out to platforms such as Carousell, Facebook Marketplace and TikTok to take down listings of resale tickets.
In addition, tickets would only be issued to buyers via their Ticketmaster account typically around two weeks prior to the event. Ticketmaster will never issue tickets via email. The public should also be wary of resellers claiming to be able to transfer their tickets to your Ticketmaster account after purchase, as the tickets are strictly not transferrable.
The Police would also like to advise members of the public to adopt the following precautionary measures to protect themselves against scams:
- ADD - ScamShield App and set security features (e.g., enable two-factor (2FA) or multifactor authentication for bank accounts and set transaction limits on internet banking transactions. Add a Money Lock feature to further secure savings in bank accounts from scams).
- CHECK – Make sure you only purchase concert tickets from authorised concert ticket sellers. Call and check with the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799 if you are unsure if something is a scam. You can also check the legitimacy of suspicious phone numbers, messages and website links through the ScamShield App.
- TELL - Authorities, family, and friends about scams. Report any fraudulent advertisements to the social media and e-commerce platforms.
For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamshield.gov.sg. Fighting scams is a community effort. Together, we can ACT Against Scams to safeguard our community!
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
24 June 2025 @ 7:30 PM