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Radio Shropshire,5 mins

Oasis ticket scammers used my identity

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Bishop's Castle Olympic swimmer Ollie Morgan has said scammers stole his identity to try and con students into buying fake Oasis tickets. Morgan, a student at the University of Birmingham, only discovered what was happening when one of his followers on Instagram messaged to say they would send money for gig tickets when they had a better mobile signal. The scammer had been using WhatsApp to negotiate sales with students, posing as Morgan. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Sarah Julian reports.

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