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The "can't go anymore" ticketsFAKE TICKETS

A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.

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TATom AshworthMessenger
Hi, saw your post. Are the 2 tickets for Saturday's gig at Wembley still available?9:41
Yes, still got them! Can't go anymore, £85 each, same as I paid9:42
I'll put them on Ticketmaster's resale, so you pay through Ticketmaster and the tickets go straight into your account9:42
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CBChloe BarnesMessenger
Hi, saw your post. Are the 2 tickets for Saturday's gig at Wembley still available?9:41
Yes! Can't go anymore, work trip 😩 £85 each, face value9:42
Great, can I pay with PayPal goods and services?9:42
Friends and family only sorry, I'm not paying the fees. First to pay gets them, I'll email the PDFs straight after9:43
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Always check the payment.

PayPal "friends and family" has no buyer protection, so once you send it, it is gone. Sellers who insist on it, and rush you, usually have no tickets at all.

Always checkThe real oneThe scam
1Where it livesIs it the real company's or person's own address or number?

A seller who sends you to Ticketmaster's resale.

A seller who keeps the sale in the chat.

2What it asks you to doCheck firstDoes it want a password, a payment, a call, or a tap?

Pay through Ticketmaster, and the tickets go straight into your account.

Send £170 by PayPal friends and family, with no buyer protection, then wait for a PDF.

3How hard it pushesIs there a deadline, a threat, or a surprise charge?

No rush.

"First to pay gets them."

RememberBuy second-hand tickets through the ticket company's own resale. Never by PayPal friends and family, bank transfer or Zelle.

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