MILTON, Del. – Delaware State Police is issuing a scam advisory for fake Sussex County concert tickets. That advisory is for upcoming events at different venues in Sussex.
Police say the scammers convinced people to buy fake tickets through telephone prompts and fake websites.
Police say scam artists come in waves, whether its posing as the IRS, or as non-profit organizations. Hudson Fields, Bottle and Cork, and Freeman Arts Pavilion were impacted by the scams.
Police do not know the total number of venues that are impacted or specific concerts that people bought fake tickets for.
“These venues are receiving calls the tickets were purchased through a separate website or an unknown link on social media, websites … where these tickets might be a higher cost. What they’re actually purchasing are fraudulent tickets,” said Senior Corporal Jason Hatchell, the Delaware State Police Public Information Officer.
The best way to prevent this from happening to you is to visit official websites to purchase tickets.
“Make sure if you’re on the official website there is a lock at the top of the URL code that it is secure, use payment methods like a credit card that you know you can track, don’t wire any money, don’t give anyone cash apps, they can access your bank accounts,” said Hatchell.
He also said Freeman Arts Pavilion sends customers PDFs of their tickets,…
