Beware Ticket Scams


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Beware Ticket Scams

This is a report from one of our posters on how someone tried to scam him:

Swore he had season tickets in hand. Asked several times if I was a "broker" because he didn't want to lose the season tickets if they were resold. Would have been convincing if I didn't know for a fact that nobody has tickets in hand.

Was going to send them FedEx overnight to my house tomorrow. However, I had to give the FedEx man a receipt that I'd wired the cash Western Union to him. I knew he was scamming but still pressed him on why he just didn't use FedEx C.O.D.. He insisted "This IS C.O.D.. I don't think you know how these things work."

Told me he selected me because my post mentioned that the tickets were for a serviceman returning from Iraq (which they are). Said, "I've got a soft spot for our soldiers." Makes me want to puke that he was knowingly going to screw a combat veteran returning from Iraq.

He said his name was Randy Stevens. Talked with a slight NY accent.

If you're reading this Randy, screw you.

"Randy" has, unfortunately, scammed a number of ND fans out of their money. Among the stories he's used, he's claimed to be a season-ticket holder or Monogram Club member who can't use the tickets because his wife is having a multiple birth in the near future or he's working extensively in Europe during football season.

Unfortunately, scams like this are all too common in the ND ticket market. That's why you should remember the following things when executing a ticket transaction:

Never ever ever ever ever ever ever pay for the transaction via Western Union or any other wire transfer or cash-related basis. Never. Ever. No matter how the seller may rant and rave, don't do it. Use PayPal, FedEx COD, or some other established method that can be cancelled if you're dissatisfied to ensure you get what you pay for. You'll have to get a cashier's check or money order for the delivery, but the security is worth it.

Call FedEx to verify tracking numbers before you pay. Make sure the sender's info and your info are correct and they're not just re-using an old FedEx number.

Be wary doing business with someone who will only give you a cell number. That doesn't automatically make them a crook, but cell numbers are much harder to trace.

Ask the person for their NDNation handle, and feel free to check with us to verify names if you're suspicious. If they read the ticket board, they had to be logged in to NDN, so they're registered with us. Alternatively, see if they're involved with their local ND Alumni Club and if someone there can vouch for them.

A new scam brought to our attention: People are claiming to have tickets to ND road games and want to trade for tickets to good ND home games. Because the road game tickets aren't mailed until just before the game, they don't have the tickets in hand yet, but want you to mail the home game ticket you already have, and they swear on their mother's life they'll mail the road game ticket as soon as they get it.

The best way to deal with this scam is to separate the transactions. Have the person with the road game tickets buy the home game tickets from you. Once the road game tickets arrive in the mail, he can send them to you and you can pay him. If they're legit, they shouldn't have a problem with that.