Gogglebox icon Ellie Warner admits she ‘walked straight into’ Taylor Swift ticket scam

Viewers were then shocked when they discovered that Ellie had fallen victim to a scam after she believed she was buying Taylor Swift ticktes for her upcoming European tour.

Ellie said: “Can you believe I’ve been scammed this week? Buying tickets for Taylor Swift.” Izzi replied: “The original scam?” to which Ellie said: “Yeah! It was a phishing scam. I walked straight into the scam.”

She added: “I suspected that the scammer was a scammer – and I asked them if they’re a scammer – and yet I still went ahead and let myself get scammed.” Izzi sighed and said: “We are never, ever going to see Taylor Swift,” as Ellie replied: “Exactly.”

The American singer is coming to London and other cities across the UK this summer. Taylor will be performing in London for four nights and also visiting Edinburgh and Liverpool during her European leg.

Ellie is not the first person to have been scammed trying to get Taylor Swift tickets. Fans have been issued “urgent warnings” after it was reported last month that £1 million has been lost in fraud cases.

Lloyds bank estimated in a report that more than 600 of their customers have come forward to report being scammed, losing an average of £332 each – and with some losing £1,000. It was not disclosed how much money Ellie lost.