An Edinburgh tourist was left 'gutted' after she was scammed when booking accommodation for Harry Styles' Murrayfield gig.
Brogan Purdy, 21, and her friend Sophie were lucky enough to grab tickets for the former One Direction star just a few weeks before the concert. They quickly went online and thought they had found a bargain.
Hotels and accommodations around the city boosted their prices over the weeks as Murrayfield saw three major stars bring in tens of thousands of fans from across the UK and the world.
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Brogan and Sophie, from Cumbria, thought they were in luck when they found a room for £90 a night in Leith. However, the day before they tried to search the hotel on Google Maps and discovered it didn't exist.
Speaking to Edinburgh Live, Brogan said: "We managed to get Harry styles tickets a few weeks before the concert so I was looking online and I found a new booking that was just added which was called Lady Queen Accommodation.
"It looked great, was only £90 for the night, and was the cheapest we could find for the night. Everything seemed good.
"But the day before we had trouble looking for it on Google Maps and the hotel that was closest to it was called Ocean Apartments.
"My mate looked on their website and the first thing that came up was telling us that Lady Queen was a scam and was using their location and pictures. I phoned up to make sure and they confirmed over the phone and email that indeed it was a scam."
She added: "I got a confirmation email from Lady Queen Apartments and I did try to ring but no one answered at all. I rang them a few times and nothing."
Edinburgh Live visited Ocean Apartments' website and the first thing we are met with is a pop-up warning of a scam and that the hotel's photos are being used.
The warning reads: "We are aware of a scam ‘Lady Queen Accommodation’ using our details (photos and location) under the host name Sanjay S. We have reported them and are trying to get the listing removed. PLEASE BE VIGILANT WHEN BOOKING."
Brogan said: "I was absolutely gutted! I was nearly crying, I was so upset that I didn’t realise early on that it was a scam. Thank God to my mate for finding out the day before we went to see Harry. We were so stressed out because we had to then find a new hotel with a day's notice. The prices were ridiculous.
"It was awful. We ended up at another hotel and it was £224 and we went halves on the price. I was gutted because that’s far too much for one night but anything for Harry!"
Edinburgh Live tried to contact Lady Queen Apartments through the phone number supplied but it kept ringing out. When we contacted Ocean Apartments, they confirmed to us that it was a scam and Lady Queen Apartments in Edinburgh "do not exist" and were using their images.
Brogan concluded: "It definitely hasn’t put me off visiting Edinburgh again. I’d love to go again the castle just reminds me of Harry Potter"
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