Oasis enthusiasts have been left hundreds of pounds out of pocket to scams in a scramble for the highly-coveted concert tickets, Lloyds Bank's customer data reveals. Fans conned into purchasing fake tickets have suffered an average loss of £346, while some devotees were found to have lost up to £1,000.

As Oasis announced their next batch of dates in South America, Lloyds Bank has revealed UK fans lost up to £1,000 to ticket fraud. Controversial dynamic pricing aside, tickets were being touted on non-official platforms within minutes of the sale happening and cost a lot more than face value.

If you’re asked to pay via bank transfer, particularly by a seller you ... in an effort to prevent price gouging. Lloyds said its customers buying Oasis tickets on a major UK ticket selling site splashed out more compared with any other music concert ...

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.

Lloyds Bank has combed through scam reports made by its own customers in the first month since the shows were announced and found that some victims had lost as much as £1,000. The high street giant found that Oasis fans have made up around 70% of all reported concert ticket scams since August 27.