Ex Emmerdale star Sheree Murphy rages at alleged scammer who sold her teenage daughter fake Adele tickets for £280
- British actress Murphy, who’s married to former Liverpool star Harry Kewell, told her 179,000 followers on Twitter that her daughter had lost £280 to scammers
- Addressing the alleged fraudster, the star, 46, wrote: ‘She gave you a chance to give the money back but you’ve blocked her.’
- Dragon’s Den entrepreneur Steven Bartlett offered to buy new tickets for a future performance by Adele for Murphy’s teenage daughter
- And others shared their own experiences of being scammed online
Former Emmerdale star Sheree Murphy has revealed that her teenage daughter was scammed out of £280 after she was sold fake tickets for Adele’s concert in Hyde Park this weekend.
TV and radio star Murphy, 46, who shares daughters Ruby, 18, Matilda, 13, and 10-year-old Dolly with ex Liverpool star Harry Kewell, took to Twitter to reveal the family had been ripped off, saying they’ve now asked the police to investigate.
Murphy tweeted her 179,000 followers about the alleged fraud, directly approaching the person who she claims had taken her daughter’s money, saying: ‘She gave you a chance to give the money back but you’ve blocked her. You can DM me now to sort it or I will go to the police.’
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British actress Murphy, who’s married to former Liverpool star Harry Kewell, told her 179,000 followers on Twitter that her daughter had lost £280 to scammers
Addressing the alleged fraudster about the fake Adele tickets, the actress, 46, wrote: ‘She gave you a chance to give the money back but you’ve blocked her.’ (Pictured: Adele performing this weekend at BST Hyde Park)
Adele performed to 65,000 fans in Hyde Park this weekend at two BST concerts. The star was supported by all an female line-up, including Gabrielle, Self Esteem and country singer Kasey Musgraves.
Hits Radio presenter Murphy was flooded with messages of support after tweeting about her daughter’s plight, including from Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett, who offered to buy new tickets for a future performance by Adele.
The entrepreneur told her: ‘Really sorry to hear about this – if your daughter wants to go to another show or another Adele show anytime, just let me know and I’ll arrange it for her at no cost x.’
Other revealed that they’d had similar negative experiences in the past.
@aslightreturn shared: ‘It’s modern life, some people are just heartless. Someone tried to scam me today on Instagram, fortunately, I saw it coming. Horrible.’
Murphy, pictured with her Australian football coach husband Harry Kewell, said the alleged fraud was now a matter for the police
@clazzy70 wrote: ‘Sadly this is probably a fake account. Happened to my son couple of years of an account on here for concert tickets. Got nowhere am afraid. S***’.
Later, Murphy revealed that the alleged scammer had blocked her following her tweet, writing: ‘No surprise! Thanks for all your messages and help…we’ve contacted the police now.’
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