If you're still hoping to buy some tickets for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium this week, make sure you're not swindled.
Hard-to-get tickets combined with sky high prices create the perfect opportunity for cyber criminals. The head of L.A.'s Better Business Bureau branch says they get over 1,100 complaints a day, many of those from ticket scams.
"This particular event has just been off the charts for complaints issued to the BBB by unsuspecting victims," said CEO Steve McFarland. You may think you won't be fooled, especially if you think you're using a resale site, but the BBB says fraudsters are making it harder to tell the difference between links to a legitimate website and a bogus look-alike.
"If it advertises being cheap and readily available, chances are it's a scam. So you really have to be careful and you really have to investigate," McFarland said.- The web address needs to read "https." Without the "s," it's not considered secure.- Make sure the seats you see actually exist at the concert venue by going directly to the venue's website.
If you do buy from an individual on social media rather than a resale site, you do so at your own risk. You might not only lose your cash, but also your identity.
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