Overview
- Moore pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on June 19 to 19 months in prison suspended for two years, 100 hours of unpaid work and £3,808 in compensation.
- He used Facebook and Gumtree posts to sell access to accounts holding high‑demand Taylor Swift tickets, took payments by bank transfer or deposit, then changed passwords to lock buyers out.
- Police and court records show seven victims lost more than £5,000 between November 2023 and March 2025, with five offences tied to Swift tickets and two linked to greyhound equipment sales.
- Cheshire Police said Moore ‘preyed on his victims’ and issued safety tips including buying only from box offices or official sellers, avoiding bank transfers, using credit cards or PayPal and enabling two‑step verification.
- The case underlines how social platforms and off‑platform payments make ticket resale risky, leaving fans out of pocket and likely to increase pressure on marketplaces and sellers to verify listings.