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Think you can't be scammed? Scammers are everywhere! Keep your eyes open.

I recent;y posted about my band playing that City Winery Philly show. There was a thread on Facebook where we listed the event. A few people were psyched about the show and posted.

On Sunday, someone posted "Hey, we have a bunch of tickets, but unfortunately can't go. I need to sell them, message me here".

Nice try...the show had happened already....on Friday!. Can you imagine? Scammers selling fake tickets to a 250 seat show? We know we're small potatoes in the larger scheme of things, but they prey on people not thinking of that.

The band is ticked off, too, because that damages our reputation. What are these scammers thinking? A couple hundred bucks if they sell a few tickets...maybe?

Be careful, everyone.
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Gangstress · 41-45, F
Its becoming more and more like this. Ugh. Well spotted.
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
@Gangstress Someone posted that crap two days after our show. We initially thought they meant the one for this weekend! We had to post on FB imploring people to ONLY buy from the venue's box office or us. Unbelievable.

Our officlal statement:
There are have been scammers with fake profiles targeting our page, trying to sell "tickets" for our show. We care about our friends and fans - If you ever have actual legitimate tickets to sell, please DM our page and we'll post it for you. These scammers look for shows that are sold out, and try to take advantage of people looking for tickets last minute. Please don't fall for these frauds, and only buy tickets from profiles that we've vetted and shared officially. Since they are targeting our page, they are likely targeting others as well. Please be careful out there!
Gangstress · 41-45, F
@uncalled4 ive seen so many smaller artists do the same. Ive told pretty much everyone i know. Buy direct from the artist
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
@Gangstress Musicians get shafted at every end of the biz, every time. I wonder why anyone even does it.
Gangstress · 41-45, F
@uncalled4 for the love of it. I know id do it for that
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
@Gangstress Well, yes, but it's tons of work. You gotta REALLY love it.
Gangstress · 41-45, F
@uncalled4 haha i know a lot of smaller artists doing just that lol. Its nice to see especially now
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
@Gangstress I'm gonna do it till I can't. Boy, those drums get heavier every year lol.