Scammers used the official Enchanted Forest Facebook page to target families desperate to buy tickets to this year’s sold-out show.
Crooks have also posted on local community Facebook groups in a bid to lure in potential victims.
It is understood organisers have tightened security on their social media platforms in a bid to beat the conmen.
They have also issued a warning on their official page and are directing individuals requesting tickets to the official resale site
One of those caught out by the ticket fakers was Alannah-Jayne Simpson from Huntly, Aberdeenshire.
She wanted to attend the Pitlochry show with fiancé Jaimie Lawton and saw a post from a woman claiming she had some for sale.
The tickets were paid for by Alannah-Jayne’s mother but Alannah-Jayne became suspicious after realising the money had been paid to a Paypal account in America.
She demanded a refund but was left without either her money or her tickets.
Alannah-Jayne said the event would have been a rare evening out for her and Jaimie, as both suffer from Crohn’s disease and are unable to travel far.
She said: “I have Crohn’s disease and other chronic health conditions, so I don’t manage to get out very much.
“At The Enchanted Forest there’s not too far to walk and a bus takes you right up there. Last year’s show was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.
“We went last year for our anniversary and we wanted to go again but I didn’t get paid in time to get the tickets.
“It means a lot to us to go as we had a really tough year last year.
“A woman posted on the Enchanted Forest events page saying she had tickets for sale, so I commented and she messaged me.
“The PayPal was registered in America but the woman gave me a story about how her husband had set up a business PayPal while travelling in America.
“Unfortunately my mum had already paid for the tickets.”
After posting about her plight online, Alannah-Jayne said she was then contacted by a further five would-be scammers.
It is understood organisers had found several scammers operating on their Facebook page and had moved to pre-approving all posts and blocking suspected scam artists.
They said: “There has been a few posts complaining about scammers on the page. They are taking this very, very seriously – blocking every single message which appears to be from scammers and approving only legitimate comments.”
A spokeswoman for the event said: “The Enchanted Forest only sells tickets via our official ticketing agent, SEE Tickets. They operate a fan-to-fan marketplace for the safe resell of any unwanted tickets and we strongly recommend people use this channel only to purchase tickets.
“We strongly urge people to be aware of where they are buying their tickets and not to purchase from individuals.”
