More than 100 football fans were left stranded after wrongly believing they had secured tickets for Scotland’s crunch match with England, it’s been claimed.
42 fans from the Tayside area initially reported being left in the lurch as part of an alleged ticket scam, but dozens of others have now claimed they have also been targeted.
The alleged culprit, whose name has been shared widely on social media, is said to have pocketed money given to him by fans for tickets to Scotland’s clash with England.
Local supporters reported arriving at Hampden to discover the man entrusted with supplying tickets was nowhere to be seen.
Police Scotland later confirmed a 35-year-old suspect had been charged with wasting police time after reporting he had been robbed of tickets for the match.
A spokesman said: “Police Scotland can confirm that they were called to Dunholm Road, Dundee, at around 2am on Saturday (June 10) in response to a report of a robbery having occurred there.
“The matter has been investigated in full and, as a result, a 35-year-old man has been charged with wasting police time.”
Despite fans claiming otherwise, it’s understood police believe it’s unlikely as many as 100 fans have been impacted by the alleged ticket no-show.
A force spokesman said the incident is likely to be treated as a “civil matter”.
The Courier understands supporters from both Dundee and Angus have been impacted as part of the alleged scam.
The impacted fans say they have been told to pursue the reported culprit through the civil courts.
One fan who travelled to Hampden only to discover he “had been conned” said supporters are “confused” by Police Scotland’s response to their complaints.
Scotland supporters chief Hamish Husband confirmed he was aware of the complaints, but said he had not been approached about the matter directly.
The Courier has made several attempts to contact the man said to be behind the alleged ticket no-show, but he has been unavailable for comment.
