Coronation Street star 'gutted' as claps back after risking hundreds of pounds in Oasis tickets scam

Coronation Street star Tony Maudsley has shared his upset after losing hundreds of pounds in an Oasis ticket scam. The actor was among the many hoping to see warring siblings Liam and Noel Gallagher on their reunion tour next year.

The eagerly-anticipated Oasis Live '25 tour quickly became the hottest ticket of the year, with all 19 UK and Ireland shows selling out with the Burnage brothers also since announcing shows in North America and Australia.

But the ticket-buying frenzy has seen geunine fans wanting to be at the shows fall victim to scammers capitalising on the huge interest in Oasis' comeback, 15 years after Liam and Noel last played together.

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Tony, who is known for playing George Shuttleworth in the ITV soap, was among those in the scramble to get tickets earlier this year and when he didn't secure any, he looked elswhere.

The 56-year-old actor, however, nearly ended up losing hundreds of pounds in a ticket scam and revealed he was "gutted" by the incident as he shared details on X, formerly called Twitter.

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!!"

Despite his annoyance at himeself, fans showed their support. Others, however, weren't so kind as after one said: "Stupid for doing that in the first place," Tony clapped back: "Thanks Anthony. That's made me feel a whole lot better!!"

It comes as it was revealed that Oasis fans who have fallen victim to scams amid the rush to buy tour tickets have lost £346 on average, according to analysis by a major bank of reports made by its own customers. Some have seen up to £1,000 stolen, Lloyds Bank said.

People aged 35 to 44 years old are the most likely to have been duped, the bank said, making up nearly a third (31%) of cases in its analysis. Its figures were based on purchase scams reported by Lloyds Banking Group customers, including customers of Lloyds and its sister brands Halifax and Bank of Scotland, where Oasis was referenced as part of the claim, between August 27 and September 25.

In general, ticket scams often involve fake adverts, posts or listings on social media, offering tickets at discounted prices or access to events that have already sold out at inflated prices, the bank said.