Football fans are being urged to beware "ruthless" fraudsters when buying match tickets online after a study showed an estimated £2.5m had been lost to scammers in the past two years. Lloyds Bank estimate at least 12,000 supporters have fallen victim to ticket fraud across the past two campaigns, with their own customers losing around £500,000.

Football fans in Wrexham and beyond are being warned to stay alert for ticket scams. The warning comes amid a surge in ticket scams ahead of the new Premier League and Championship season. Lloyds Bank has revealed that more than 2,