Chengdu has become a "concert city". Fans have long been unable to bear it and have been working hard to get tickets. Scammers have also targeted the eagerness of fans. They have carefully concocted scams and many people have been fooled. Deceived.
Recently, Ms. Hu from Nannan County, Nanchong City learned that a certain singer was going to have a concert in Chengdu. She was about to buy tickets, but her tickets were sold out as soon as she logged on to the official website. In order to see the true appearance of her idol, Ms. Hu searched for ways to purchase tickets on major social networking platforms, and finally saw someone on Douyin claiming that she had "internal channels" to purchase tickets, and immediately contacted the person via private message. In the chat with
, the other party claimed to be an "internal employee of the organizer" who had special channels and had helped many people successfully purchase tickets. He also sent relevant "ticket issuance" information and "express delivery" screenshots. However, the cautious Ms. Hu did not fully believe it, but asked for more relevant information to confirm the authenticity.
Then, the other party sent relevant "ticket issuance" information again. After seeing so much information, Ms. Hu finally let down her guard. Subsequently, she entered an "internal ticket sales" website by scanning the QR code sent by the other party. After filling in her personal information and ticket collection address, she transferred 5,000 yuan to the other party's designated account.
After payment was available, although the website showed that the ticket purchase was successful, I was told that the ticket wassuance failed. Seeing this, Ms. Hu immediately asked about the reason for the failure, and the other party directly sent her a URL for her to click to check. After entering, the website showed that "the bank account is abnormal, please contact customer service to complete the transaction certificate." and a "customer service" dialog box popped up, asking him to transfer 8,000 yuan to the designated account for "unfreezing".
Seeing this, the hesitant Ms. Hu was considering whether to transfer money to the other party when she received a call from the police to dissuade her. Only then did she realize that she had been cheated.
"Concert Ticket" scams are intertwined. In addition to the routines in this case, what other methods are there?
01: False ticket sales
scammers will claim that they have official ticket sales channels, or that they are insiders and have internal tickets, and use a large number of false transaction screenshots to dispel fans' concerns. After the money is defrauded, the scammer will "disappear" or use reasons such as payment of deposit or certification to defraud more fees.
02: Fake ticket purchase website
scammers publish ticket sales information on various online social platforms. When contacting fans, they will send fake ticket purchase website links (fake website links) and ask fans to fill in their bank accounts and passwords. Use the verification code to purchase tickets and commit fraud.
03: High imitation tickets
Fraudsters take advantage of fans' eagerness to buy tickets and require fans to pay a deposit before shipping, and then pay the balance after receiving the tickets. The transaction process seems to be no problem, but in fact, fans are most likely to receive " "High imitation tickets" are difficult to distinguish between genuine and fake. Many fans were unable to enter the venue when holding these tickets for performance acceptance.
"Panda Anti-Fraud" warmly reminds
that when purchasing concert tickets, please pay attention to the official ticket purchasing platform, and do not trust "insiders" and personal resale. If you don’t get it in the first round, please continue to pay attention to subsequent ticket release information. Anyone who bypasses the formal platform, conducts private transactions, or requests transfers for various reasons is a fraud.
[Source: Panda Anti-Fraud]
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