A fraudster who scammed almost a dozen people with fake Oasis tickets in order to pay off her debts has avoided prison.
Rose Slater, 33, conned 11 people who lost an estimated £4,000 in total, according to Staffordshire Police.
Slater admitted 11 counts of fraud by false representation in December and sat in the dock of North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Monday.
One man purchased 15 tickets from her and set up two WhatsApp groups in order to invite friends who he thought could have been potential buyers, the court heard.
He was able to recover money through his bank – but not all victims were able to do so.
Slater, formerly of Betley in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire offered a price of £130 per ticket, with her victims sending her money directly and booked non-refundable hotel rooms for the tour dates.
Prosecutor Kyle Padley, said Slater started out with “good intent” before it “escalated out of her control”.
She was given a 12 month community order, required to pay a £40 fine, and compensation of £776.98 to five victims.
Rosie Slater, who plead guilty to 11 counts of fraud by false representation
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A panel of three magistrates, delivering the sentence, said: “You said this was a lie that got out of control, but it’s also true there are some extremely upset and disappointed people as a result of your actions.”
The court heard that some of her victims had already been refunded.
Slater was also told to pay a £114 victim surcharge and costs of £85, alongside 30 days of rehabilitation.
Simon Leech, defending Slater, told the court she used the money to pay off household debts, including council tax payments.
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Rosie Slater was sentenced at North Staffordshire Justice Centre with a 12 month community order
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Detective Constable David Stubbs, of Staffordshire Police, told LBC: “She does have connections with some of our wealthy, rich and famous people and has been fortunate enough to previously attend concerts, and due to this she was able to convince her victims that she had credible access to both the tickets and the VIP box at Wembley Stadium.
“No evidence has been found of any coercion. She has acted, we believe, purely out of greed, exploiting her connections for personal gain.”
He said that even when confronted by her victims, she attempted to convince them she genuinely had access to the Oasis concert.
Mr Stubbs added that the victims were “very upset” because she used victims to attract further victims.
Slater attempted to convince victims she genuinely had access to the Oasis concert when confronted
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GETTYA Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation was launched in 2024 into the way Ticketmaster sold Oasis tickets.
The authority found the ticket website did not warn fans in queue that standing tickets were being sold at two different prices.
It also failed to warn that prices would rise when cheap tickets sold out.
The CMA has said Ticketmaster must now tell fans 24 hours in advance if there is a tiered pricing system in operation, as there was for Oasis standing tickets.
Tickets for the long-awaited reunion between Gallagher brothers sold for as high as £7,531, with an average resale ticket price of £1,070.
The highest ticket price, for Oasis’s performance in Manchester, was equivalent to 25.5 tickets at face value.
