3 months’ jail for man who sold fake Taylor Swift tickets, helped trio gatecrash concert

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SINGAPORE — A man who cheated three people by selling them fake Taylor Swift concert tickets and later helped them gatecrash the concert was sentenced to three

AFPA man cheated three travellers into thinking he gave them legitimate Taylor Swift Eras Tour VIP tickets, and then helped them gatecrash the concert

During investigations, he claimed he was a fan of the pop singer but could not name or sing any songsYang Chenguang, a 29-year-old Chinese national, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one charge of cheating and one charge of criminal trespass. Yang took part in a scheme to help three people tailgate a concertgoer into the venue with accomplice Li Xiaowei, who wasOn March 1, three travellers, Shangguan Linmo, Hu Zhijun and Yang Junhao departed from Wuhan, China to Penang, Malaysia for a holiday.

During investigations, Yang had also claimed he was a Taylor Swift fan but was unable to name or sing any of her songs, or provide an explanation as to why he could not name or sing any songs.

 

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