Super Bowl Ticket Scam: Patriots Fan Loses $5,000, Police Issue Warning

The Boston Police have sent out a warning to all New England Patriot fans about counterfeit tickets ahead of their team’s Super Bowl showdown against the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta on Sunday.

The tickets are certain to be in high demand not only for fans who want to go to the game, but also for people looking to buy tickets and then sell it for a profit at a date closer to the game when enthusiasts will be willing to pay a higher price.

The Atlanta Police are said to be looking for a woman, who got away with almost $100,000 in a Super Bowl ticket scam. Boston 25 News refrained from naming the woman as she is yet to be charged with criminal action.

One victim Adam Woodward said that he was conned out of $15,000 he had paid for Super Bowl tickets well in advance. He was planning to sell them for a profit at a later date in order to pay off debts and probably buy a new house.

Our tickets were 50-yard line access, Section 128, like, the best tickets you could buy," Woodward said, as quoted on Boston 25 News. "We transferred money to her and had it understood that we would receive the tickets in a few months when the tickets were released from the NFL.”

The person went completely incognito when the time arrived to procure the tickets and despite warning about going to the authorities, there was no response. The report claims that a number of police reports have been filed against the woman, who allegedly made away with $90,000.

Similarly, a hardcore Patriots fan Jeff Robinson of Shirley, Massachusetts was also conned after he decided to procure tickets for him and his girlfriend via craigslist in order to avoid added booking charges.

Robinson revealed that he found a seller out of Texas and admitted that he was conned after beginning to trust the person after numerous calls and text messages back and forth. The seller even sent pictures of the tickets from various angles and even got courier company UPS to confirm that the package was in the mail.

But after intervention from a shop owner that the seller used to send his package called to inform Robinson with regards to the doubts he had about the transaction. It was then when they opened the package that they realized that it was devoid of any tickets.

"I've been scammed out. It's embarrassing," Robinson said, as quoted on NBC10 Boston. "It is what it is, I just don't want anyone else to go through what I went though. My fiancee and I decided to go into our honeymoon savings. We're getting married in May."

He actually three-wayed in the store he went to to have the store confirm that this was indeed a real package and that he was there," Robinson added. “Less than 20 minutes later, the store owner called me back and said, 'This seems fishy, you mentioned Super Bowl tickets.'"

Robinson has filed a complaint and the police in Texas are looking for the seller, who according to the victim is still trying to con other fans on craigslist. The couple, however, are looking to make the best out of the bad situation.

Since their flights were already booked ahead of schedule, they are planning to travel to Atlanta and watch the games with the other Patriots fans, who will be descending upon the city on Sunday in the hope that Tom Brady leads them to their sixth Super Bowl title.

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