Federal regulators are suing a ticket broker accused in a multimillion-dollar scheme to resell thousands of tickets to live events, including Taylor Swift's record-setting "Eras Tour," by bypassing Ticketmaster security measures.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed its suit against Key Investment Group LLC and its affiliates Monday, alleging that the Maryland-based ticket reseller used clandestine measures — including purchasing sham accounts and masking IP addresses — to get around Ticketmaster's ticket purchasing limits.

After quickly amassing thousands of tickets for concerts and other events through the fake accounts, the alleged scammers then resold them to fans at higher prices, the lawsuit claims.

The FTC detailed as an example in its complaint how the effort worked with Swi

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