Better Business Bureau warns about fake ticket websites

TULSA, Okla. — Concerts are back, like before the pandemic. Jack White, Snoop Dogg and Jason Aldean have all played at the BOK Center this year, and Post Malone and Carrie Underwood will be there later this month.

But buying those tickets, could be open you up to scammers. With the help of the the Better Business Bureau (BBB), FOX23 explains how con artists are preying on concertgoers.

The BBB calls this a Ticketmaster look-alike scam.

“You have to be really really careful with buying tickets online,” said Amie Mitchell with the BBB.

The BBB said you may do a Google search for Ticketmaster and click through to the website. Everything looks normal, you enter your personal information and credit card number, but as soon as you complete the transaction, you notice suspicious activity.

You may never get your concert tickets, or you may wind up being charged way more than you expected.

“You have to be really careful there are tons of lookalikes out there, websites, some that will charge you more, some that will end up with a backend fee, unfortunately lots of them are scams,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell recommends buying tickets directly from the venue’s website.

“There’s just a lot of really bad things that can happen, so our recommendation is to go directly to the website of the venue that you want to go to and buy tickets from there,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell also said it’s best to use a credit card and not a debit card when buying things online. If you end up on a fraudulent website, you’re better protected.