Police Warn of Bogus Olympic Ticketing Websites

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Tuesday, 24 July 2012 02:31

By caribarena news

Antigua St. John’s – The public is asked to note that a number of fraudulent websites are purporting to sell tickets for the Summer London Olympic and Paralympic Games, and is therefore strongly advised against purchasing tickets from them.

The Office of Strategic Communication (STRATCOM) of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda has provided information from the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police Service which said the fraudulent company, Euroteam, is under active investigation.
 
“The following websites are operated by Euroteam and as such should be avoided:
www.euroteam.net;
www.tixnet.com;
www.olympicticket.info;
www.euroteam.info;
www.euroteamtickets.com;
www.2012tickets.org;
www.londonsummergames.net;
www.londonsummergames.org;
www.euroteam.travel;  
www.worldticketservice.net
 
“We advise any individuals that have purchased tickets from these sites or any other unofficial vendor to contact the company direct and to also seek advice from your method of payment provider,” the Metropolitan release said.
 
“Persons who may have purchased tickets from any of these websites for the Olympic or Paralympic games, will not receive them,” Detective Superintendent of Police Nick Downing said.
 
“There is an ongoing investigation by the Norwegian Police into the wider activity of this company, and we know that the company (have) stated that they have not sourced all of the Olympic and Paralympic tickets that they have sold.”
 

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The Metropolitan Police Service suggests the countries that are at a high risk of having victims of this fraud include all European countries, Australia, Canada, China, and United States of America.
 
“As a citizen of any overseas UK territory, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland, the only way to purchase tickets for this summer’s Games, safely and securely, is via www.tickets.london2012.com or through your National Olympic Committee.
 
“If you are not a citizen of any of these countries, please visit www.tickets.london2012.com/nocatr.html to find details of your National Olympic Committee. Your local committee will be able to offer advice of authorised ticket vendors in your area. These vendors are the only safe and secure way to obtain tickets,” the communiqué further advised.
 

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