This site updated 2008-07-15.
Help!There are nasty people out there who want to cheat you out of your money. There are web sites that discuss the quaint art of the carnival huckster, using quaint words like scoundrel . But it's not so quaint when the same techniques are used to swindle some poor old lady out of six month's rent in a bank parking lot. (The picture of the ticket is not an example of a scam, it's just a ticket.)
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This site's mission: to educate consumers about the known types of
ticket scams. This site focuses on individual ticket consumers to
help them avoid transactions in which they pay money for tickets that aren't
delivered or which don't give access to the expected events or services.
* eBay's list of laws restricting the resale of tickets.
* TicketLife's site about the ticketing industry and brokers.
* Paciolan's summary of ticketing trends and issues.
* Why Can't I Get Tickets?, 1999, from the New York State Attorney General's office.
* Fans Against Concert Ticket Scalping, Yahoo discussion group.
* Identity Theft Resource Center.
* Open Directory Project links to consumer advocacy and protection.
* Crimes of Persuasion, fraud site.
* If you still want a ticket at any cost, read this ehow article or this ESPN article
Scams related to tickets for concerts, games, and other events.
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