In some cases, scammers are using despicable tactics to persuade buyers to hand over their cash - claiming, for example, that they are selling the tickets because of a family death or a child's illness. — Tampa Bay Times/TNS
It sounds like just the ticket to celebrate the end, at last, of all Covid restrictions. But sports fans desperate to attend live events rather than sit in front of the TV are being targeted by a new breed of social media scammers.
Using websites such as Facebook, the ruthless crooks are selling fake tickets to key sporting events such as rugby's Six Nations Championship. In some cases, they are using despicable tactics to persuade buyers to hand over their cash — claiming, for example, that they are selling the tickets because of a family death or a child's illness.
