Scam targets online ticket buyers

If you buy event tickets online, you could be the target of the latest scam to hit the Internet, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB.)

The fake emails appear to be from StubHub - a website that allows users to buy and sell tickets to sporting and entertainment events.

The site's name is used to trick victims into providing personal information.

"Scammers are consistently looking for new ways to con their victims," says Patrick Bennett, BBB Director of Community Relations. "Fortunately, they emailed this scam directly to the BBB which will help us alert the community and reduce the number of victims."

The fake email claims a large purchase is pending on the victim's StubHub account, usually involving boxing tickets in Nevada. It goes on to tell the victim that he or she needs to log on to the site using an attached link to cancel the order.

The link takes the victim to a fake site designed to steal username and password information.

Once the victim tries to log on, the scammer has access to all of his or her account information.

StubHub says on its website and Facebook page that the emails were not sent by the company or its affiliates and users' credit cards were not charged.

"Please DO NOT click on any link in the email," the company's official statement reads. "If you have clicked on these links, you may need to check your computer for a virus or malware and should log into your StubHub 'My Account' to change your StubHub password."


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