Friday, August 30, 2024
We all enjoy going to live shows and games to see our favorite artists or sports teams, but unfortunately scammers prey on our excitement. One North Carolinian was scammed out of $1,200 after thinking they were buying tickets to a Taylor Swift concert. Social media gives bad actors new ways to trick people. Sometimes scammers will spoof or hack the account of a real person, who is not involved. They use a real person’s account on social media to appear legitimate and trustworthy and try to sell you tickets, and people fall for it because they know or have shared connections with the person. There are also good old-fashioned scam postings across the internet, including in online ticket sales groups.
If you are trying to get tickets to an event, make sure you are taking the following precautions to prevent ticket sale scams.
Don’t fall victim to the scamming era. If you think you or someone you know has been the victim of a scam, file a complaint with our office’s Consumer Protection Division at https://ncdoj.gov/file-a-complaint/ or by phone at 1-877-5-NO-SCAM.