Heads Up: Concert Ticket Scam

“Dear PoPville,

Wanted to drop a line about a “new” ticket scam similar to the one in October.

I got duped myself, after buying 4 tickets to the upcoming U2 show. Fortunately, I was able to trick the scammer by posing as another buyer before cornering him and demanding my money back, but there are multiple posts on Craigslist by this same outfit.

I suspected they were fake and did some research after I bought them. They looked identical to the fake Adele tickets. Also, after some research, I discovered that all the GA tickets to the U2 show are “paperless”, meaning you never get a ticket, you swipe the credit card that you bought the tickets with and then show an ID.

I created a fake email address and solicited them for more tickets on the same Craigslist post. Went with a friend and the same guy tried to sell us the same tickets with the same barcode. I asked for my money back and for some reason he gave me my cash back, but using different bills. Must have meant he already got someone else.

Just dropping a line as a warning to others before more folks are duped. This is the one I responded to, but there are a few others floating around that look pretty similar to this one.”