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Facebook Ticket Scams & How To Avoid Them

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Facebook event pages are a great place to receive important show information and updates and connect with other nearby concert-goers.

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Also a convenient place to buy and sell tickets especially with the Facebook Messenger money transferring feature. However, it is a prime spot for thieves to attempt scamming you out of your cash.

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Check The Venue Website Before Looking For Tickets Elsewhere. call the venue and see if they have any third-party vendors they trust.

Make A Shout Out To Your Friends I can recall multiple occasions when I found out a friend was trying to get rid of an extra after the concert was over.

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Purchase Tickets From Reputable Re-Sale Sites. Make sure the website you are on is legitimate.

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Emergencies And Other Excuses. They allude to family emergencies being the reason for the “quick” or “discounted” sale because they know many people will not feel comfortable asking questions.

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Scammers Will Ask You What Show You’re Enquiring About Many fraudulent accounts will post the same message on multiple events, this is why they ask to clarify which show you are inquiring about.

Sounding Pushy or Rushed Scammers can be very pushy, oftentimes rushing you before you have time to think about the decision. 

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