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As the Gallagher brothers reunite for the first live Oasis shows in 16 years, scammers have queued up phony ticket schemes to cash in.<\/p>\n

With that, we\u2019re advising fans to take extra care as they dash to buy seats for these long-awaited shows. McAfee Labs researchers have discovered over 2,000 suspicious tickets for the 2025 reunion tour on sale online, with prices ranging from \u00a3700-\u00a31,845. McAfee is urging fans to be careful when purchasing tickets this weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the example below, the following offers appeared on a third-party reseller site several days before the opening sale of official tickets on August 31st.<\/p>\n

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Screenshot of<\/span> apparent<\/span> bogus<\/span> offers for<\/span> Oasis ticket<\/span>s<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The seller clearly had no seats, as tickets simply weren\u2019t available to the public nor pre-release at that time.<\/p>\n

Official tickets for the 2025 tour go on sale on August 31st at 9am in the UK and 8am in Ireland, and only through official ticket agents. So if you\u2019re after tickets, head directly to the official Oasis site at https:\/\/oasisinet.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Official tickets available at oasisnet.com<\/em><\/p>\n

Concert organizers have made two additional things clear. First, each household has a four-ticket limit per show. Second, any ticket resales must go at face value plus a booking fee.<\/p>\n

Of benefit to fans, purchases made through official ticket agents have policies and refunds that protect buyers in the event of cancellations. Additionally, fans who buy tickets with a credit card might also find themselves further protected by Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act. Keeping these things in mind can help you from getting snared by a scam.<\/p>\n

How do I get Oasis tickets (and avoid getting scammed)?<\/h2>\n

To get genuine Oasis tickets, head over to https:\/\/oasisinet.com<\/a> for info and links to official ticket agents. Make it your first and only starting point.<\/p>\n

In the coming days and in the coming months leading up to the shows, expect to see all manner of ticket scams. Yet given the way that concert organizers have structured the shows, you can quickly spot an Oasis ticket scam by looking out for the following:<\/p>\n

Sales made through social media<\/h3>\n

Scammers can easily create phony social media profiles and ads. Likewise, they can easily use them to sell phony tickets. As always, stick with official ticketing platforms. They sell legitimate tickets and offer legitimate purchase protection.<\/p>\n

Payment with a bank transfer<\/h3>\n

Related, scammers on social media and elsewhere online will require payment with bank transfers, gift cards, and even cryptocurrency \u2014 all payment methods that are tough to recoup in a scam. If you spot this, you\u2019ve spotted a scam.<\/p>\n

Ticket prices above face value \u2014 and tickets that are too good to be true<\/h3>\n

As pointed out, ticket resales will be at face value plus a booking fee. Any tickets of higher price, or lower for that matter, will be phonies.<\/p>\n

Be on the lookout for Oasis merch scams too<\/h2>\n

Other scams we expect to see will revolve around Oasis merch \u2013 shirts, hats, phone cases, you name it. While we don\u2019t have a view into what official merchandise sales will look like, scammers will certainly look to push their share of knockoff or non-existent merch online.<\/p>\n

For fans looking for tour merch, you can shop safely with a few straightforward steps:<\/p>\n

Stick with known, legitimate retailers online for your merch<\/h2>\n

This is a great one to start with. Directly typing in the correct address for reputable online stores and retailers is a prime way to avoid scammers online. Watch out for sites that spoof legit sites by copying their look and feel, which use addresses that often look like legitimate addresses \u2014 but aren\u2019t. You\u2019ll see phony sites such as these crop up in search results and in social media ads and posts.<\/p>\n

Look for the lock icon in your browser when you shop<\/h2>\n

Secure websites begin their address with \u201chttps,\u201d not just \u201chttp.\u201d That extra \u201cs\u201d in stands for \u201csecure,\u201d which means that it uses a secure protocol for transmitting sensitive info like passwords, credit card numbers, and the like over the internet. It often appears as a little padlock icon in the address bar of your browser, so double-check for that. If you don\u2019t see that it\u2019s secure, it\u2019s best to avoid making purchases on that website.<\/p>\n

Use a secure payment method other than your debit card<\/h2>\n

Credit cards are a good way to go. In the UK, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act protects purchases made with a credit card that cost between \u00a3100 and \u00a330,000. In the U.S., the Fair Credit Billing Act offers protection against fraudulent charges on credit cards by giving you the right to dispute charges over $50 for undelivered goods and services or otherwise billed incorrectly. Your credit card companies might have their own policies that improve upon these Acts as well.<\/p>\n

Get online protection<\/h2>\n

Comprehensive online protection <\/span>with McAfee+ <\/span>will defend<\/span><\/span><\/a> against the latest virus, malware, spyware, and ransomware attacks plus further protect your privacy and identity. In addition to this, it can also provide strong password protection by generating and automatically storing complex passwords to keep your <\/span>credentials safer from hackers and crooks who <\/span>might<\/span> try to force their way into your accounts. And, specific to <\/span>all the Oasis <\/span>scams<\/span> that will inevitably pop up<\/span>, online protection can help prevent you from clicking links to known or suspected malicious sites.<\/span> In addition, <\/span>select plans of <\/span>McAfee+<\/span> offer up to $2 million in identity theft coverage<\/span> along with identity restoration support and lost wallet protection if needed.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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