Burlington pair face additional charges linked to Taylor Swift ticket scam now totalling $210K

Halton police have laid more charges against a Burlington man and woman in an alleged Taylor Swift ticket scam. 

In a news release Friday, Halton police said they began receiving complaints in November from people inside and outside Halton Region who had purchased fraudulent Swift tickets. They confirmed 55 incidents of alleged fraud connected to a person who used the alias "Denise Blackhawk" on Facebook. 

The scam cost fans nearly $140,000, police said.  

Halton police have arrested and charged a 44-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and money laundering. The woman has also been charged with fraud over $5,000. The pair have been released on an undertaking. 

Toronto police also charged pair in $70K scam

Toronto police previously charged the pair after 28 victims were allegedly scammed out of nearly $70,000 while buying Swift tickets. The woman also used the alias "Denise Blackhawk" while selling tickets on Facebook Marketplace in those cases, police previously said.

Victims would e-transfer her an agreed amount for the tickets and were told they'd be sent closer to the concert date. But fans never received the tickets, police said.

In late November, Toronto police charged the woman with 32 counts of fraud under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. She was also charged with one count each of fraud over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

Toronto police then arrested the man in January, charging him with 19 counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. At the time, they laid additional fraud-related charges against the woman. 

A Toronto police spokesperson said there is no overlap with the service's ongoing investigation and the Halton police investigation concerning the accused.