100,000 fake accounts shut down by LFC in bid to stop ticket scams
The club say over 5,000 more accounts are under review
LFC say they've closed more than 100,000 fake social media counts in a major crackdown on ticket scams.
The number of accounts deactivated includes those cancelled following investigations and others blocked from sales or ballots due to suspicious online activity or identified as bots.
A further 5,670 accounts are currently under review by the club for suspicious activity, including supplying persons who have recently been charged by Merseyside Police for fraud related to ticket touting.
A total of 1,500 tickets were cancelled across the 2023-24 season, either part of mass cancellations or from account holders who had already received sanctions, and the tickets were made available for resale.
The vast majority of lifetime bans and indefinite suspensions were handed down for unauthorised selling of season tickets, memberships or hospitality tickets, in breach of terms and conditions.
This reflects the club’s zero-tolerance approach to all forms of ticketing touting.
This season, the club say has continued to increase its investment in anti-touting measures, including developing greater online protection, delivering more boots-on-the-ground operations and dedicating more internal resources to take action.