HUNDREDS of Take That fans in Birmingham may have fallen victim to an online ticket scam for two sell-out concerts in the city.

It is thought that hundreds of people due to see the group’s hotly anticipated Progress Live Tour at Villa Park have bought tickets from a company called Ticket Index.

Police are investigating after fans reported not receiving their tickets.

It is not known how many people may have been affected but the Take That tour which comes to Villa Park on June 27 and 28 as part of a 36-date tour has sold out.

And experts fear that more people will realise they have fallen foul as the Birmingham dates draw closer.

Dad-of-two Barry Morris, from Solihull, spent £275 on two tickets for wife Linsey’s 30th birthday in February but has not received them.

He said: “I am gutted. I wanted to do something special for my wife for her 30th birthday and also because she looks after our autistic daughter round the clock and I wanted her to have a well earned break.

“I looked at getting the tickets but I am aware there are a lot of dodgy sites out there so I did a lot of research into it.

"I got some advice online which said as long there is a padlock on the corner of the site it should be safe, which it did. I also called the company up to sound them out and it all seemed fine.

“I received an email confirmation which I put in my wife’s birthday card. She was so excited and has been checking the post every day for the tickets. Then when I started to look into it and see all the problems with Ticket Index I was devastated.”

Some 1.75 million tickets have been sold for the tour, which sees the original five members of Take That together on tour for the first time since 1995. Before the tickets went on sale band member Robbie Williams begged fans not to buy from unofficial websites or eBay.