A young woman’s hopes of seeing Jacky Cheung, one of the legendary Four Heavenly Kings, in concert were dashed after it became apparent that she had been duped into making an online purchase of fictitious tickets for his sold-out, end of January, three-day show in KL.
The 26-year-old victim, Lim, a consultant from Kuala Lumpur, took her case to perennial problem solver Datuk Seri Michael Chong, head of MCA’s (a party in the ruling coalition) Public Services and Complaints Department.
In a press conference, Chong warned consumers to be wary of online purchases, suspiciously-low ticket prices, and paying upfront for non-tangible goods.
Lim paid RM2,800 (US$700) for four tickets to see Cheung in concert from a re-seller named Adam via bank transfer, with the promise that he would mail her tickets. However, no tickets ever came, and she soon realized she was the victim of a conman.
To put things in perspective, reseller site Stubhub is currently hawking a single ticket for RM900 (US$225), and that’s not even the good seats, guys.
Concert organizers Star Planet were also present at the press conference, warning the public to not buy from dubious sources. A police report has since been lodged at the Brickfields police station.
