Beijing Olympic 2008 Internet Ticket Scam
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People hoping to attend the Beijing Olympic Games have become victims of an international Internet ticket scam in which thousands of fake tickets were offered the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said today.
The IOC and the United States Olympic Committee filed a lawsuit last week accusing at least half a dozen Web sites of selling bogus tickets. The action comes too late to help people find replacement seats at the Games.
The scam has affected people in Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Japan, Norway, China and Britain.
Olympic tickets are only sold through official national agents or the official online ticket store, tickets.beijing2008.cn.
“Anybody buying tickets for the Olympic Games should be careful to buy from an official source. Sadly, there are some fraudulent dealers, known as ’scalpers’, who are out to cheat fans,” said the IOC in a statement.
One of the sites named in the IOC lawsuit, beijingticketing.com was still operating, offering tickets to a variety of events, including Friday’s opening ceremony, with prices reaching $2,150.
The fraudulent site features an official Beijing Games logo, with a London phone number and an address in Phoenix, Arizona.
Filed Under: Latest News, Scams & Hacks By Jenny How
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I saw this news story on TV as well. If they were able to give an address in the US and a phone no in UK then that would mean that the racket was very well thought out and planned and involving several people over several countries. I feel terrible for all the people who were duped.
We should be cautious on spending money on online tickets. We should verify first if the site is credible of selling its product before buying.
I got duped , very unfortunate and boils down to carelessness and always looking for bargains. Greed I will call it. Will never happen to me again..