Just Tick It
The Just Tick It campaign aims to increase consumer awareness of fake ticketing websites and provide ticket buyers with helpful and practical advice on how to avoid being scammed.
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The scam
You visit a website that guarantees you tickets to popular sports and music events - even when they have already sold out or tickets haven't yet gone on sale.
If you pay, you'll never see the tickets. Your calls and emails will either go unanswered, or you'll be told a representative will meet you at the venue - but nobody will turn up. You'll be left out of pocket and unable to attend the event.
Similar scams operate on eBay and on social networking websites.
Of course, there are lots of legitimate ticketing websites, and scammers make it difficult for you to spot a fake. It is easy for them to set up a website that looks convincing, or has a name similar to a genuine website.
Support our campaign
We want to work with other organisations to help raise the profile of the Just Tick It campaign and increase the number of people it reaches. If you would like to get involved, please contact Judy Holden at Judy.Holden@oft.gsi.gov.uk.
You can also use one of the campaign badges below, by copying the code available on the Just Tick It fake ticketing website, popping it onto your website and linking back to Consumer Direct's website.
Further information
Have a listen to the radio commercial about scam ticketing websites.
Get advice about fake ticketing websites from Consumer Direct.
Just Tick It video
See the OFT YouTube channel for all recent television adverts, radio adverts and videos.
Dan Hipgrave from Toploader talks about ticketing scams
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