fans in the country (especially those who missed out on the tickets for the Mumbai concert) were in for a treat as the British band recently announced another show in India. Being claimed as their biggest-ever show, Coldplay will perform on January 25 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The tickets for the concert will go live on Saturday, November 16.
While the excitement to see your favourite band perform live is always high, it also gives way to illegal and unethical activities preying on fans’ love for the artists and their willingness to pay high costs to get access to these concerts. The recent Coldplay tickets debacle is proof. Apart from ticket scalping, which was a major issue, many fans fell prey to cyber fraudsters selling fake tickets.
One such incident was reported at the Chunabhatti police station, where a college student claimed to have purchased 24 tickets for himself and his friends, approximately worth Rs. 2.2 lakhs.
He later found out that the tickets were fake and the confirmation e-mail he received was from a fake ID, resembling the official BookMyShow domain. When tickets for popular shows and concerts are sold, the fans’ anticipation gives birth to a breeding ground for such activities. But why do people fall prey? Nirali Bhatia, cyber psychologist, psychotherapist and founder of Cyber B.
A.A.P.
(an anti-cyberbullying organisation), explains, “These cyber criminals target an innate trait of humans – greed. We all want to be the first ones, the b.
