New scam pretends to be unwanted bill from StubHub
Boxing fans know of the upcoming boxing match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas pitting welterweights Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. It promises to be a spectacular show.
But many people in the Tampa Bay area and across the country who aren't going to the match are getting an email that looks like an order confirmation from the ticket broker, StubHub.
The email says the recipient's credit card is about to be charged $ 2,766 for two tickets to the fight.
Authorities say the email is a fake and a classic scam designed to get people to reveal their financial information.
"Do not click on the link on the email. If you do, you are compromising your personal information and putting it in the hands of a criminal out there," said John Zajac of the Better Business Bureau of West Florida.
StubHub has been getting hundreds of calls about the email.
"Our customer service lines have been inundated and it's not just us that has been affected," said Glenn Lehrman of StubHub. He said credit card companies like American Express and Mastercard also are receiving calls about the scam.
Lehrman said many of the people who received the email have never used StubHub.
"There are a lot of people who received this email today who've never heard of us or certainly never used our service and this is definitely not the introduction we're looking for," Lehrman said.
StubHub has customer service representatives answering calls from concerned callers. Lehrman said those who clicked on the link and entered any information are being told to change their passwords right away. Those who have not responded to the email are being told to delete it.
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