Jamaican charged in concert ticket scam linked to Kingston call centre

NEW YORK, CMC - A Jamaican man, employed to a popular call centre in Kingston, Jamaica, has been charged for his involvement in a sophisticated cybercrime scam involving the theft of over 900 tickets for high-value events, including those for US singer Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.

Tyrone Rose, 20, from Kingston, and his co-accused, Shamara P Simmons, 31, of Jamaica, Queens in New York City, were among four individuals who allegedly exploited a loophole through an offshore third-party contractor for StubHub in Kingston, Jamaica.

StubHub is a website that allows users to buy and sell tickets for live events like concerts, theatre and sporting events.

The contractor was named in a press release on Monday from Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, as being connected to a popular call centre in Kingston.

However, due to the complaint being only an allegation at this point, the call centre will not be named at present

According to Katz, Rose and another unidentified alleged accomplice worked at the company in Kingston.

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