A pregnant mother who left teenage girls 'completely broken' and in tears after selling fake Taylor Swift has been spared time behind bars.
Amy Rees, 38, advertised the tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour on social media and even sold a pair to a friend she had known for 36 years.
Many of her 12 victims were mothers who bought the £80 fake tickets as Christmas presents for their teenage daughters or for a special treat.
However, the young fans were left heartbroken and in tears after they discovered the tickets were fake and that they they would not be seeing the songstress on tour.
One mother had to pay 'exorbitant' prices for legitimate tickets for the show at Cardiff's Principality Stadium in June 2024.
Prosecutor Robert Reid said: 'All of us would have to be living under a barrel for the last 20 years not to know that going to a Taylor Swift concert would be a fabulous treat.'
'Rees sold the tickets through social media and personal connections through the community including friends of her daughter who were victims.'
The scammer also implicated a doctor at the surgery where she worked and tried to blame Ticketmaster when her customers asked her why the tickets hadn't arrived.
The court heard there was 'some sophistication' because Rees produced edited screenshots from Ticketmaster indicating she had been a victim of the scam.
Rees, of Bridgend, South Wales, admitted 12 charges of fraudulently selling non-existent tickets with a total value of £3042.19.
She looked visibly shocked when Judge Paul Conlon told her the offences passed the custody threshold.
Sian Brain, defending, said Rees was remorseful and had never been in trouble with the police or courts before.
Judge Conlon told her: 'You spread and perpetuated the lie that you had tickets for Taylor Swift to friends and work colleagues.
'What you did was done through naivety and poor judgement but you created a web of deceit selling tickets which all the time you did not have.
'There were elements of breach of trust with friends and colleagues and you then tried to blame another person.'
The judge said he had to consider the impact on the victims saying: 'One mother said her daughter was completely broken.'
'Another said it had a massive effect on her family and she felt obliged to buy tickets the night before the concert at an exorbitant cost.'
Rees of Nantymoel, Bridgend was handed a 35-week prison sentence however it was suspended for a year due to her pregnancy, health issues.
Her being at no risk of her reoffending was also a contributing factor.
She was ordered to pay £1,076 to six victims who were not compensated by their bank and must carry out a 10 day rehabilitation requirement.