Nicki Minaj fans 'scammed' by fake gigs in US

The rapper's debut album, Pink Friday, is released on 23 November

Fans of US star Nicki Minaj have been "scammed" after they queued to buy tickets for gigs which don't exist, the rapper has said.

The 26-year-old first replied to a fan on Twitter who had posted a photo of fans queuing to buy tickets to a show.

"Wut [sic] concert? Neva heard of it," said Minaj. "I feel so bad 4 ppl who were scammed."

She added: "Our legal teams are working. There are way more schools that were scammed."

Phantom gigs

Whilst Minaj hints at a bigger problem, the shows were advertised as taking place at two college campus venues on 8 and 15 October in America.

Minaj confirmed they were not scheduled gigs as she isn't playing again until 22 October.

One of Minaj's twitter followers, callherKila, said: "My whole school slept outside for Nick Minaj tix & she tweetin it's a scam."

Minaj later posted the name and telephone number of the promoter she believed to be responsible for one of the phantom shows.

A rising star in the US, Minaj (real name Onika Maraj) is signed to Lil Wayne's record label and set to release her debut full-length album Pink Friday in November.

She recently appeared on stage with Jay-Z in New York and has also worked with Jay Sean, will.i.am and Usher.