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Police investigate alleged scams amid Coldplay ticket chaos
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A fan of British rock band Coldplay wears a headband with pictures of band members at the entrance of the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium before the world tour concert in Jakarta on November 15, 2023. (AFP/Mas Agung Wilis)
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he Central Jakarta Police are investigating hundreds of reports alleging ticket scams after many would-be concert goers failed to get into Coldplay’s first-ever concert in Jakarta.
The people claimed that they had bought the tickets from third parties through online transactions but later were unable to enter the Bung Karno Sports Stadium (GBK) in Central Jakarta, the concert venue, on Wednesday night, because they were either not subsequently given the tickets by the sellers or were sent fake tickets.
The police said 400 people had lodged reports, claiming a total of Rp 1.3 billion (US$83,500) in losses.
“The method was that people would order tickets, then they tried to collect the tickets, but up until the concert day, they did not receive them,” said Central Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Susatyo Purnomo Condro, as quoted by Antara.
He said the police were still trying to track down the alleged perpetrators and look into the possibility of the ticket money being refunded to the victims.
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The police are also setting up a special desk for similar reports, including incidents of invalid bar codes on tickets, which could have been another form of ticket scam.
