LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – With Super Bowl ticket prices soaring well into the four and five figure range, the big game is a prime event for scammers trying to con eager football fans.
The average price of a ticket to Sunday’s game between the LA Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium has hovered just around $9,000, which is why Bill Yarbrough said he’s watching the game from his couch.
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“I think the cheap seats are maybe $4,500, $5,000,” he said.
Feb. 8, 2022 (CBSLA)
There are, however, tickets advertised on sites like Craiglist at much more affordable prices ranging from $200-$500 and, in some cases, even less.
“If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is,” said Yarbrough.
Con artists and scammers, though, know there are fans desperate to get to the game who will fall for the affordably advertised and, likely, fraudulent tickets.
“A big national event like the Super Bowl, of course they’re going to come out of the woodwork,” said Eva Velasquez, President and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center.
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The center helps protect consumers from scams, and with the Super Bowl, the most common scam involves ticket sales.
“And there’s a lot of sweepstakes, promotions and prize giveaways during this big event,” Velasquez added.
She also said that scammers may piggyback off of promotions and…
