![]() "There's so much emotion involved in buying tickets for something that you love that people just don't think ," McGovern said. To take advantage of fan interest, fake websites for buying tickets or fake listings will pop up on secondary ticket sites to prey on the desperate customers. Whenever a widely regarded artist comes to town or there's loads of hype over a sports game, fans race to snag the best seats for the event as quickly as they can. McGovern walked me through the essential tips for spotting scams and what you should do if you bought a fraudulent ticket.įor more ticket advice, here's how you can buy concert tickets on TikTok. Luckily, there are ways to prevent scams from raining on your baseball game or Taylor Swift concert. "You're out your money, you're out your personal information, and now you can't go to the show," Melanie McGovern, director of PR and social media at BBB, said. If you pay for a phony ticket with your credit card, you could be compromising your personal information and putting yourself at risk of identity theft. ![]() The repercussions of a concert or game-day scam go beyond simply missing the event. The Better Business Bureau received 16,884 total complaints regarding event ticket sales - that includes concerts and sporting events - from January 2022 through February 2023. ![]() No one wants to spend hundreds of dollars to see their favorite artist, only to get to the concert arena and realize the tickets they bought were fake. ![]()
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