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Qatar’s National Cyber Security Agency (NSCA) has discovered fraudulent websites impersonating a ticket-selling platform for the Asian Cup which begins today in the country.
As a result, it has issued a warning to the public against purchasing tickets for the tournament from websites that are posing as the Qatar Football Association.
“The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) warns against purchasing tickets for the 2023 Asian Cup from fraudulent websites that impersonate the official ticket-selling platform of the Qatar Football Association,” the organisation posted on social media.
“These deceptive sites exploit the public’s enthusiasm for this tournament by creating unreliable websites and accounts for fraudulent purposes.
“NCSA advises purchasing tickets exclusively from the official platform or designated ticket resale websites to avoid falling victim to phishing and fraud campaigns, which can compromise personal
information and banking details.”
Fans are able to resell their tickets by visiting the tournament’s official website and logging in to the “My Orders” section.
From here, they can choose the tickets that need to be released for resale which is said to be the safest way to buy and sell between fans.
Tickets purchased via unauthorised channels are not valid in the nine stadiums hosting fixtures.
Around one million tickets have been sold for the competition so far, which is set to culminate on February 10.
The competition was initially set to take place in China, but the country’s hosting rights were relinquished in May 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and China’s Zero-Covid policy.
Qatar was then selected as a replacement in October of the same year to stage the event following on from its hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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