The gotta-be-at-Ford-Field feeling that is driving Detroit Lions fans to pay insane prices for tickets to Sunday’s playoff game against Tampa Bay creates a prime-time moment for scammers.
Fake tickets are a real thing, as many Taylor Swift fans sadly learned last summer when some lost $350, $475 and more to online crooks who were pretending that they had real tickets for sale to Swift’s Eras Tour.
Oh, the digital tickets can look real. Scammers often create a phony screenshot of a ticket that doesn’t exist or has previously been sold, possibly more than once, according to a warning from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel about potential scams involving Lions playoff tickets.
It’s the kind of scam that can easily trap young consumers who have cash on the sidelines and plenty of confidence in buying what they want online. Many consumers don’t realize that screenshots of tickets can be easily faked. Or that look-alike websites are developed by scammers to make you think you’re dealing with a legitimate, well-respected ticket seller