ITV Coronation Street star heartbroken as he hands over cash in cruel Oasis tickets scam

Coronation Street star has issued a warning to his fans after revealing he fell victim to a scam on social media.

The 56-year-old actor, who portrays George Shuttleworth in the soap opera, said he was trying to purchase Oasis tickets online but nearly ended up losing hundreds of pounds. He revealed he was "gutted" after the incident, as he shared details on X, formerly called .

He said he believed he had found four tickets for the highly-anticipated Oasis tour and wanted to buy them for his brother's birthday. He said the person who was selling them on "appeared to have mutual friends" and asked him for £600, which the actor sent to his bank.

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However, Tony said the seller kept messaging him and telling him that the payment hadn't cleared. This was because his bank had spotted the scam and had blocked the payment.

The actor said it appeared that the person who he thought was selling the tickets had their account hacked. He added that luckily someone who knew the person whose account was hacked warned him of the scam.

Describing the incident, Tony tweeted: "Gutted. Thought I'd lucked out and got 4 OASIS tickets for my brothers birthday. Guy on Facebook who appeared to have mutual friends. I sent £600 to his bank. He kept messaging me saying it hadn't cleared. Seems my bank were more on the ball than me and stopped the payment.

"Beware. This is a new level of scamming. Seems the guy he was pretending to be had had his account hacked. Luckily someone else that knew the real guy got in touch and warned me. Durrrr. WISE UP, MAUDSLEY!!"

Many fans took to the comment section to show their support for Tony, with one writing: "I am glad they did not take your money." Another said: "God that's terrible, too many con artists online." One more added: "Wow that was a near one. Be careful. They seem to be always one step ahead of us innocent law abiding citizens."

Someone else commented: "So many scammers about. Thankfully your bank stepped in." And a fan also said: "Happened to my friend. I shared his post and luckily my other friend who was going to buy them cottoned on it was a scam. Such a genuine message too."

After Oasis tickets were released, Lloyds Bank's fraud prevention director Liz Ziegler reminded fans of the dangers of social media, where most of these ticket scams begin as she said: "Missing out on these landmark gigs would be devastating for Oasis fans who have waited so long for this reunion. But you can be sure that criminals are getting ready to 'slide away' with their hard-earned cash.

"Most of these scams begin on social media, where impostors create fake profiles to sell non-existent tickets. The simple rule for fans is always stick to official ticketing platforms and avoid deals which look too good to be true."

Just days ago, Tony issued another warning to his fans after being impersonated online by a "weirdo imposter" who created a fake account using his name and image. He told his 40,000 followers on : "Ignore this account. It's nothing to do with me. Just another weirdo imposter."

Fans thanked him for the clarification with one writing: "Thank you for letting us know." One more commented: "Cheers for that Tony."

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