Top Red Flags of Ticket Scammers and What to Watch Out For!

Here are some of the Top Red Flags of a Ticket Scammer and a few ways you can avoid being scammed

• A Sense of Urgency-A scammer often will give off a sense of urgency when trying to sell your tickets. They will use lines like, “I only have 2 tickets left, so get them now or they will be gone.” Or “The event is sold out; these are the only tickets left.”

• Look for https: in the website title- Most secure ticket websites will start with https for your protection and validity. If the ticket vendor website doesn’t have https, it may not be real.

• Double Check all Emails-Many Scammers will use emails or domain names that are very similar to those of valid ticket vendors. Some emails are so close they include the ticket vendors name with only very slight changes. A valid ticket vendor’s email will always be listed on their website and you should always double check to make sure the tickets you are about to buy are not a scam.

• If a seller wants you to pay for tickets by wiring or transferring money to an account that is a huge red flag.

• If the seller wants you to buy tickets using cash that is a red flag.

• Always be sure to shop around on the internet for tickets, do not go with the first internet search that comes up. Scams will pop up right alongside valid ticket sellers.

• Always check the details on a ticket-Check the name of the event, does the name, date, match that of the event. Does it have an authentic logo? Are there any spelling errors or grammatical mistakes? Does the ticket have a barcode?

• Avoid the Scalpers- Scalpers is the title given to those who sell tickets at the doors of a concert. Scalpers pray on the willingness and desperation of people who want to see the show. However, most of the tickets they are selling are A question you can ask if you buy from a scalper is, “Will you walk up with me to the ticket scanner?” If they say no, the tickets are likely a fraud.