Be careful of people responding to your posts looking for tickets, as fake profiles are popping up, especially on the facebook event page.
Don’t panic – take your time to check out the person. Things to look for:
- profile pic looks like a stock image rather than a real person
- wrong gender (his / hers)
- friend list is also fake profiles
- groups belonged to are inconsistent and incongruous
If you buy or sell a ticket from someone you don’t know outside of STEP, here are some tips:
- Please be careful if someone is buying or selling a ticket, or if someone responds to your post and contacts you via Facebook, get the buyer or seller to add you as a friend so you can check out their facebook profile.
- They must have a Kiwiburner Profile
- Always transfer tickets with Quicket’s Ticket Transfer tool, NOT by editing the ticket information. The Ticket Transfer tool will generate a new ticket with a new barcode once it has been transferred, and make the original ticket invalid. This process is irreversible so be careful when transferring a ticket to someone you don’t know.
- Make sure you see a copy of the ticket or a screenshot of the ticket transfer page before buying.
- Consider using Paypal as the form of payment for a layer of protection.
- Beware if the seller says things like “I’ve had chargeback issues in the past with Paypal and need the money in my bank.”
- Get their personal contact details and give them a call or try to meet up in person.
