More than £240,000 lost to sports ticket scams this year so far, says bank

A third of sports ticket scam losses this year so far, totalling £80,491, was lost by fans aged 19 to 34, Santander said (picture posed by model/Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

Nearly a quarter of a million pounds (£243,000) was lost to sports ticket scams between January and September this year, according to a major bank’s data.

A third (33%) of this amount, totalling £80,491, was lost by fans aged 19 to 34, Santander said.