Posted on 12/03/2010 9:08:34 AM PST by raccoonradio
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots are facing off against one of their biggest rivals, the New York Jets, in Foxborough on Monday and the team is warning fans not to get ripped off trying to see one of the biggest games of the year so far.
The team said there are more phony tickets floating around and fans should be on the defense so they're not taken in by counterfeit ticket sellers.
In some of the cases, the team said, the fake tickets even contain misspelled words, such as "Gellette" stadium, rather than the correct, "Gillette" stadium.
Both of the teams are 9-2 this season, so thousands of fans are scrambling to go to the game, but they could get taken if they're not careful.
"People want to go to this game. This is a national event happening right here Monday night, the two best teams in the NFL, the Patriots at home, it's a major event," said Jim Holzman of ACE Tickets.
There are still some authentic tickets available on reputable websites, such as Stub Hub or ACE tickets, but they will be pricey, ranging from between $200 to $1,000.
The game will also be broadcast live on WCVB Channel 5 starting at 8 p.m. on Monday.
I wonder, does the misspelling change the nature of the possible charges if caught? Or is it just stupid criminal tricks?
I ‘m a victim of a pubkic skool educatin’!
Why didn’t Obummer shut down the web site selling the tickets..... Why Why Why!
Why didn’t Obummer shut down the web site selling the tickets..... Why Why Why!
Oh that’s right its not Wiki Leaks site...
One of the cleverest police stings I ever saw was when the Broncos made the Super Bowl and the Denver Police sent out letters to all the folks on their outstanding warrants list with the announcement that they had just won free Super Bowl tickets and to come down to some shopping mall location to claim their tickets.
They deck out the front of the store real nice and had spotlights and photographers, an MC and cheerleaders and each convict who showed up was treated like a lottery winner and then they were asked to go through the door where they could sign the paperwork and get their tickets - only what waited on the other side of the door was a team of cops, new handcuffs and a paddy wagon.
A bunch of cons showed up and were hauled away. What made it really funny is that the Broncos went back to the Super Bowl the following year so the Denver Police sent a new batch of letters - and rounded up still more guys with outstanding warrants even after the first year caused a lot of news coverage. The sting still worked the next year.
Great! Have heard of similar operations/stings (”you have won a big screen TV”)
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