Chao News Client Correspondent Wu Changhao Reporter Yang Yunhan
Recently, major stars have gathered in Hangzhou. Among them, many fans are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally the idols they have been waiting for. However, concert tickets have become the only way to get close contact with your idols. A difficulty, which also allowed "fake scalpers" to discover the "business opportunities" in it.
Recently, the Cuiyuan Police Station of the Xihu District Branch of the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau received reports from many victims about their experiences of being defrauded when buying concert tickets.
Ms. Li (pseudonym) is one of them.
Ms. Li is a fan of a certain star. When she learned that her favorite star was going to hold a concert in Hangzhou, she started tapping the screen on the ticket grabbing platform early.
However, the ideal is very full, the reality is very skinny, and the concert tickets were sold out in just a few seconds.
Just when Ms. Li was at a loss, a post in her circle of friends ignited new "hope" for her.
Photo courtesy of West Lake Police
The words "Hangzhou Jolin Tsai, Eason Chan, Cyndi Wang, record information, steadily, the price is beautiful" deeply attracted Ms. Li. She got in touch with the person immediately.
The other party claimed that they had special channels to obtain concert tickets, and the tickets were all issued on the official platform to ensure safety and reliability.
In order to interact closely with her idol, Ms. Li bought two concert tickets without thinking.
Photo provided by West Lake Public Security Bureau
However, as the official concert date got closer, Ms. Li had not received the ticket voucher from the other party. This made Ms. Li a little anxious and hurriedly asked the other party why.
The other party explained that internal channels take a long time to operate and it will take some time.
Just like that, Ms. Li did not get her ticket until the end of the concert, and the "fake scalper" completely lost contact.
After receiving the report, police officer Yu Jianglong of Cuiyuan Police Station successfully identified the criminal suspect Huang based on the clues provided by Ms. Li and after several days of careful analysis and visits, found his hiding place, and successfully captured him.
By analyzing Huang's water flow in the past three months, the police found that he did make transfers in the name of selling "concert" tickets.
Photo provided by West Lake Public Security Bureau
Huang confessed to the crime and voluntarily admitted that he had defrauded money by selling concert scalper tickets without any actual ticket issuance channels. In order to avoid public security investigation, he always used the word "drag". Keep in touch with several victims via WeChat until they can no longer hide it.
Currently, Huang has been criminally detained, and the case is under further review.
Police remind: Some so-called "insiders" and "ticketing agents" on the Internet are all carefully played by scammers. Scammers took advantage of the eagerness of fans and friends to seek "tickets" to commit fraud. When purchasing tickets for various concerts, sports competitions, etc., citizens must choose formal channels for transactions. Do not transfer money directly to the personal account provided by a stranger, and do not scan the QR code provided by the other party to make payment.
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