All posts belonging to the scam tag can be found in the list below.
More than 70 per cent of concert-goers would attend more live events if purchasing tickets online felt more secure, according to a new study by open-source blockchain ticketing platform Aventus. Th...
Tags: Aventus, Blockchain, Safety, scam, Secondary Market, Security, TechnologyHackers have reportedly been caught planning to target American and Japanese ticket-buyers looking to purchase passes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The group had supposedly been p...
Tags: hacking, Olympics, Phishing, scam, Tokyo 2020Police in Singapore have warned concertgoers about online ticket scams after a spike in reports of fraud. The authorities acted ahead of concerts by pop sensations iKON and WINNER. In a statemen...
Tags: Asia, Ikon, Kpop, scam, SingaporeBilly McFarland, promoter of the ill-fated Fyre Festival that took place in the Bahamas last year, has been arrested on new ticketing fraud charges. The promoter, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud c...
Tags: Arrested, Billy McFarland, Fraud, Fyre Fest, NYC VIP Access, scamFans hoping to obtain tickets for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia have been warned to be more “vigilant” after a ticketing scam was flagged up. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab noticed an email p...
Tags: Fifa World Cup, Football, Russia 2018, scam, World CupMore than 80 people that bought Six Nations rugby hospitality tickets from an unauthorised seller have lost out on thousands of pounds. Which? revealed that a firm calling itself ‘Elite Sports Ho...
Tags: 6 Nations, Action Fraud, Elite Sports Hospitality, Hospitality, Police, RFU, Rugby, scam, six nations, Which?A ticketing scam flogging Burning Man passes is targeting those who went to the disastrous Fyre Festival last year. Tickets for the Burning Man festival, which are not even on sale yet, are listed ...
Tags: Burning Man, Fyre Festival, Resale, scam, Secondary TicketNew England Patriots fans have been warned to be on the lookout for fake Super Bowl tickets after hundreds of them were left out of pocket when the team last made the championship game. The Patriot...
Tags: Consumer, New England Patriots, NFL, Safety, scam, Super Bowl
