Olympics
The Olympic ticket scam
I personally do not have television access, and for the most part, don’t really miss it. I wasn’t aware of the Olympic ticket scam that has been happening, and just came across this article the other day.
Should I be surprised by scammers taking advantage of others at such a high profile event such as this? I probably shouldn’t be, but I am. I still am.
I’m not a huge sports and athletics fan, yet I have attended the Commonwealth games when they were in my city. The winter Olympics happened to also be in a city that was close to me, and I did not make the effort to attend — probably because it was too expensive, too difficult to find a place to stay, didn’t want to stand out in the cold to watch events, etc. Just my preference. Yet, I do have compassion for those who were duped by at least one website, especially if they were booking events that their own children were participating in. That would be devastating, on many levels, and the article mentions that there is very little, from a legal perspective, that can be done about it. That, I don’t understand.
My wish is that those who were scammed still get to attend the events they booked themselves for. I don’t know how this can happen though, and who would facilitate this. However, it is still my wish.
To your prosperity,
Sue