Fraudsters cash in buying expensive opera tickets with stolen credit cards and flogging them on open market

CREDIT card fraudsters are cashing in on a new con — splurging stolen money on opera tickets.

Scores of victims have been hit as the crooks use stolen details to buy seats worth £250 or more.

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The gangs then flog batches of tickets on ­broker websites, making thousands in minutes.

Tickets at venues like Glyndebourne, in Lewes, Sussex, are among those targeted by crooks.

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One victim said: “My bank got in touch and asked if I’d bought opera tickets on my credit card.

“They told me that type of purchase was now flagged up by them.”

Credit card fraud expert Andrew Goodwill said: “High-value ticket fraud is the new trend.”