The holidays are coming
My favorite idol is going to have a concert
It's finally time to go to a youth appointment
But "it's hard to get a vote"
This made Ms. Wu, who did not grab the ticket
Instead, buy tickets from unofficial sources
but fell into the trap of fraud
June 24th
Ms. Wu did not buy it through regular channels
Phoenix Legend concert tickets
So in the Xiaohongshu APP
Search for concert-related information
I found that a netizen wanted to sell
Tickets to the Phoenix Legend concert
I contacted him privately
The two parties quickly reached a purchase intention
The deal was negotiated at a price of 1,260 yuan for two tickets
"I'll pass on the ticket entry information to you,
You can just transfer the money to me."
"Chinese do not lie to Chinese"
Scammers take advantage of Ms. Wu
The psychology of asking for votes
Induce Ms. Wu to fill in the ticket purchase information
and send the bank card number
Let Ms. Wu transfer 1,260 yuan
After Ms. Wu remitted the money
The scammer sent Ms. Wu a screenshot of the SMS verification code
Falsely claiming that the change message timed out is invalid
You need to transfer the money again
I repeated the transfer three times and still didn't succeed
The scammer sent Ms. Wu a contact information
Said to be a customer service to help solve the refund problem
When the other party's customer service offered to transfer 8,000 yuan
Ms. Wu who realized that she had been deceived
Ask for help from the Pheasant City Police Station of the Changxing County Public Security Bureau
presently
The case is still being further processed
The market for cultural and sports performances such as concerts and sports events continues to be hot, and many concerts are even "hard to find", which also makes some criminals have crooked ideas. The editor has compiled some fraudulent routines about the purchase of tickets for performances, and reminds everyone to pay attention to prevention.
Routine 1: Falsely claiming to have internal channels
Criminals claim to have official ticketing channels on online platforms, or that insiders can buy concert tickets, so as to attract fans to take the bait. When fans are ready to buy tickets, they will ask for payment for various reasons such as deposits, hardship fees, etc., and even say that they need to pay again before the tickets can be issued, so as to defraud more money. When fans found out that they had been deceived and asked for a refund, they had already been blocked.
Routine 2: "Transfer tickets with tears"
On the eve of the concert, on major social platforms, there will always be a large number of "sad people" out of thin air, and their excuses are surprisingly consistent: "I don't want to break up with the object and don't want to go" and "tearfully transfer without a price increase"...... It seems to be very "sincere", but in fact, this is all a fraud method of criminals. Criminals often strike up with victims on second-hand trading websites, and block them after receiving the transfer.
Trick 3: Send a fake website link
Criminals lurk in various group chats on social platforms in advance to release information about concert tickets. After a fan "hooks" and adds friends, criminals will avoid the formal trading platform, send fake website links to fans, and ask for payment through the website. Most fans are in a hurry to buy tickets and will pay directly, but they did not expect to fall into the trap.
Routine 4: Selling high-imitation fake tickets
Near the opening, around the concert venue, there are often some people peddling "scalper tickets". These tickets are not only at a higher premium, but most of them are high-imitation fake tickets, and when fans are ready to enter the theater with their tickets, they find out that they have been deceived.
Hou Xinmiao, a researcher at the People's Data Research Institute, said that at present, the entertainment market is hot, and criminals have seized the psychology of fans and friends to ask for tickets to commit fraud.
The Notice of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Public Security on Further Strengthening the Standardized Management of Large-scale For-profit Performance Activities and Promoting the Healthy and Orderly Development of the Performance Market issued in September 2023 stipulates that large-scale performance activities will implement a real-name ticket purchase and real-name admission system, and each performance can only purchase one ticket per ID document, and the identity information of the ticket buyer and the attendee will be consistent.
Remind everyone to pay attention to the official ticketing platform when buying tickets, and don't trust the so-called "internal channels". If you don't get a ticket, please stay tuned for the event organizer's follow-up ticket release information. In the actual process of ticket purchase, attention should also be paid to the protection of personal information and prevent potential ticket purchase pitfalls.
This article was produced by "Changxing Public Security Financial Media Center" and reviewed: Li Ximin & Chen Xiaohong Editor: Mei Dan Part of the source: People's Daily Online June 30, 2024