Taylor Swift Ticket Scammer Facing Numerous Charges

The Toronto Police Service is updating the public on an additional arrest made and new charges laid in a fraudulent ticket scam investigation.

See excerpt below from previous release on Monday, November 25, 2024: 

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It is alleged that:

• the accused, while using the alias of ‘Denise Blackhawk’ on Facebook Marketplace, offered tickets for the Taylor Swift concerts being held in Toronto
• the accused provided various dates and seat locations for the concerts
• once a price was agreed upon, victims sent e-transfers to the accused for full payment of the tickets 
• some of these tickets were purchased in August 2023 when the concert tickets first became available
• the accused advised the victims that tickets would not be released until days prior to the concert
• on the day of the concert, victims found that the tickets had not been transferred to their accounts
• when victims requested their money back, the accused alleged that the money was gone
• twenty-eight victims paid for fraudulent tickets with a value of just under $70,000

On Monday, November 25, 2024, Denise Tisor, of Burlington, was arrested and charged with:

1. Fraud Over $5,000
2. Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
3. Thirty-two counts of Fraud Under $5,000
4. Thirty-two counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

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On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, the following additional charges were laid against Denise Tisor, 44, of Burlington: 

1. Fraud Over $5,000
2. Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
3. Eight counts of Fraud Under $5,000
4. Eight counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

She is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in room 201.

Additionally, David Lloyd Blake, 56, of Burlington, has also been arrested and charged with:

1. Nineteen counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000

He is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, 10 Armoury Street, on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in room 201.

Police believe there may be more victims. Toronto Police Service is working with the Halton Regional Police Service on this ongoing investigation.

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