00:00Liverpool Football Club have issued 432 lifetime bans and helped seize more than £1.2 million in assets as part
00:10of a major crackdown on ticket touting alongside the Merseyside Police.
00:15The unprecedented investigation, the first of its kind between a Premier League club and a local police force, analysed almost
00:24700,000 ticket registrations from last season to identify organised criminal activity linked to the illegal resale of match tickets.
00:36The joint operation has already resulted in two convictions under the Proceeds of Crime Act, while another case is due
00:45in court soon.
00:46Liverpool also revealed that 67,663 suspected fake accounts were blocked or cancelled during the campaign, with a further 121
00:58,000 accounts still under active investigation from the club.
01:04Alongside the lifetime bans, the club hounded out 115 indefinite suspensions, meaning supporters must wait an average of three years
01:13before they can apply for reinstatement.
01:16Most sanctions were issued for the unauthorised sale of season tickets, memberships and hospitality packages.
01:24Club officials and Merseyside Police have urged supporters to avoid buying tickets from touts.
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