Despite the best efforts of Consumer Direct, The Office of Fair Trading, the Police and Governmental task forces to combat it, international ticket fraudsters are still operating within the UK and recent figures report that 1 in 10 people have been a victim of ticket fraud.
To do our bit we've collated a list of potential threats to be aware of when purchasing tickets online. The following ticket sites, listed below, we believe to be online scams. These web sites all operate behind anonymous domain registrations setup outside of the UK and Europe, and advertise through Google to lure unsuspecting victims. Various accounts of consumer fraud have been reported to Stereoboard.com regarding these operations.
Remember: Just because the artist name may appear in the domain, and the site looks professional or official, this does not mean that it's kosher!
This is not an exhaustive list, and we suspect many others are out there. If you know of any sites which you believe to be scams which are not listed above please get in touch with us -
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We'd also advise to steer well clear of the following ticket touts/brokers, although they are not set up as scams, they are well known to sell tickets they do not possess and there are various and regular reports of fans being left without tickets or no offers of refunds:
Stereoboard.com works with authorised sellers, and safe ticket exchanges, to compare event & gig tickets. Please do not buy from any unofficial sites not listed at Stereoboard.com as you take the risk of being scammed and your tickets not being honoured by the event's organisers. You may not realise you are being scammed until your tickets fail to arrive. WE URGE YOU TO ONLY USE THE SITES LINKED TO FROM STEREOBOARD.COM WHEN BUYING TICKETS ONLINE.
Visit Consumer Direct for more information on ticket scams and recovering your money. In February 2011, Stereoboard produced a viral video to warn fans against disreputable tout ticket sellers. ‘Access All Areas’, which has received over 30,000 views so far, follows the fate of a group of music fans who opt to go ‘off road’ obtaining their tickets unofficially, to blag their way backstage at a major gig. They ultimately get left out in the cold in the video. The film can we viewed at www.youtube.com/StereoboardTV or you can of course view the video below.
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Avoiding Ticket Scams When Buying Tickets Online
Stereoboard.com works only with authorised ticket sellers, and safe fan-to-fan ticket exchanges, to compare event & concert ticket prices. Please do not buy from any unofficial ticket sites not listed here as you take the risk of being scammed and your ticket order not being honoured by the event's organisers.
You may not realise you have been scammed until your tickets fail to arrive. WE URGE YOU TO ONLY USE THE TICKET SITES LINKED TO FROM STEREOBOARD.COM WHEN BUYING YOUR TICKETS ONLINE.Visit Consumer Direct for more information on ticket scams, what to look out for and what to do if you've been scammed.
