[Acura604]

....this making the rounds on Facebook AND the local news... pic of scammer posted.

I didn't get scammed lol... just posting... someones gotta know him.

http://i.imgur.com/Nofgrtb.jpg


Vancouver Beliebers speak out over rampant ticket fraud | Globalnews.ca (http://globalnews.ca/news/2574883/vancouver-beliebers-speak-out-over-rampant-ticket-fraud/)

The teenage girls who helped a 15-year-old who flew from Brazil to see Justin Bieber in Vancouver, only to discover her ticket was a fake, say they also bought fake tickets for Friday’s show.
“I was bawling my eyes out,” said Anna Haebler-Singer, recounting the moment the ticket scanner at Rogers Arena wouldn’t accept her ticket. “They looked really real.”

“It didn’t set in for me at first,” said Annie Flintofft. “I was like ‘is this actually happening?'”

The two girls then ran into Maria Falcao, whose despair at finding out her $600 ticket was fake quickly went viral.

Haebler-Singer and Flintofft didn’t know that thousands of Beliebers were already voicing their hope Falcao could get a ticket – but they felt compelled to help, giving her $90 so she could afford to get in.

“We couldn’t even afford one ticket for one of us, so we thought we’d rather help this girl get in. There will be other concerts,” said Flintofft.

“No one was around her, she was in this country she doesn’t even know, and her friends had real tickets and went inside, so she was alone,” said Haebler-Singer.

“We’re going to have other opportunities to see him.”

One alleged scammer let victim take photos of him

“There was like a billion people so upset. Girls had makeup running down their face. It looked like they stepped out of a horror movie,” said Amber Sekhon, describing the scene outside Rogers Arena yesterday, as person after person discovered their Bieber tickets were fake.

Sekhon says that on Friday, she and her friend saw a man selling Beiber tickets to other girls inside Oakridge Mall.
They approached him, looking to do the same. After asking to see his ID and copies of the tickets, they paid $150 each – and Sekhon thought she had a foolproof plan to ensure she wasn’t being scammed.

“The tickets felt real and looked real…but I told him ‘if they’re fake, can I take a picture of you, and put them online?'” she said.

“He laughed, so I was really relieved.”

But when she got to the front of the line yesterday, Sekhon found out the tickets were fake.

“We find out that they were fake and at that point, I took out the picture of the guy that I took and I said ‘this guy is not OK’ and I posted him on Facebook.”

The photo Sekhon posted has already been shared over a thousand times, and Global News has spoken with three other victims alleging they too purchased tickets from the same individual.

“If he’s scammed people before, and he’s doing it again, then it means the consequences before weren’t enough for him,” said Sekhon.

A complaint was made to the Vancouver Police Department, though Sgt. Randy Fincham says this story is all too common.

“We see fraudulent tickets in relation to the majority of large scale events that take place in the city. This is not limited to one particular artist or event,” he wrote in a statement.

“Buyers should be careful when purchasing tickets from resale sites, and always obtain valid identification from the seller so they have some recourse, should the tickets be invalid.”

[Hondaracer]

Fly from Brazil to see beiber

But tickets from random scalper

[flagella]

That hairstyle makes me sick.

[tiger_handheld]

Buddy is probably a regular at Boys Co. .... just look at his attire.

[Noir]

This guy seems to have run the scam on quite a few. Here's another:

https://www.facebook.com/sarah.street.714/posts/10153507727396693?fref=nf&pnref=story

[Mr.HappySilp]

beiber's concert is already a scam.......

*waits for all the fails coming my way now*

[smoothie.]

the problem lies with ticketmaster and how tickets are sold to those online flipping sites and to scalpers instead of potential attendees.

[Stealthy]

so is it too late now to say sorry?

[swiftshift]

Are there even any consequences for people whom do things such as this?
Craigslist terms and policies are " buyer beware ", so based on the article

A complaint was made to the Vancouver Police Department, though Sgt. Randy Fincham says this story is all too common.
“We see fraudulent tickets in relation to the majority of large scale events that take place in the city. This is not limited to one particular artist or event,” he wrote in a statement.
“Buyers should be careful when purchasing tickets from resale sites, and always obtain valid identification from the seller so they have some recourse, should the tickets be invalid.”

Seem's like its a regular occurrence for large scale events and there is not real punishment for people who do this..

[pastarocket]

This scammer is not a Belieber. His motto is "Love Yourself". :troll:

If those Brazilian girls have this Scamthony's name and phone number, it would certainly help the cops in finding this guy.

I wonder if he is related to Anthony Espinosa? :lawl:

[Stormspirit]

Justin bieber tickets were sold out almost instantly. Easy ticket scam targets.

This guy makes hugo boss look bad.

[bluejays]

Justin bieber tickets were sold out almost instantly. Easy ticket scam targets.

This guy makes hugo boss look bad.

Really? I would have thought the Nazi party would have made Hugo Boss look bad, but I can see how this guy comes close.

[dat_steve]

That hairstyle makes me sick.

Seriously.

(2016)
Barber: What you want?
Buddy: Whatever the last guy had.
Barber: Gotchu fam.
Next guy: Whatever the last guy had.
Barber: Gotchu fam.
..
..
..
(2003)
Barber: What you want?
OG Buddy: something that will match my fanny pack.
Barber: Gotchu fam.

[Verdasco]

i seriously think asians cant get a good faux hawk , his cut is not even a faux hawk, i dont know what it is.... and its 2016

his face and attire screams out "punch me on the face"


inb4 online keyboard warrior

[jeedee]

nammer scammer #NamScammed

[Liquid_o2]

Surprising that with such a high quality picture, nobody has been able to identify this guy yet.

[jeedee]

Surprising that with such a high quality picture, nobody has been able to identify this guy yet.

the photo has been shared 3000+ times too. Facebook feed is flooded with this guy lol

[pb.kidz]

This guy looks so familiar

[Razor Ramon HG]

Who knows, guy could be from out of town.

[murd0c]

I swear I've seen this guy before

[radioman]

EDIT: Not this guy so might as well take the link out.

One of the guys who got scammed posted;

Milton Yet - Chow Ng The police know who he is. They collecting evidence, 13 files with this guy plus more coming in. He's fucked. Yes.

[Verdasco]

some girl posted on her facebook wall and said "ryan nguyen"



lmao , not sure if that is his real name or not

typical nammer name :lawl:

[Jgresch]

EDIT: Not this guy so might as well take the link out.

One of the guys who got scammed posted;

Milton Yet - Chow Ng The police know who he is. They collecting evidence, 13 files with this guy plus more coming in. He's fucked. Yes.

Chin looks diff to me... pointy vs. flat

edit: saw you took down link, so nvm lol

[pastarocket]

This guy seems to have run the scam on quite a few. Here's another:

https://www.facebook.com/sarah.street.714/posts/10153507727396693?fref=nf&pnref=story

That girl got scammed with those tickets at Oakridge Centre?

The scammer probably just stepped out of the Boys Co at that mall so that he can complete the scam and then buy more shitty Hugo Boss clothes at Boys Co.. :lawl:

[dat_steve]

looks like the kind of guy who you'd sell your old deck to for $50, but would only show up with $40 and ask if that's ok.

[ZN6]

beiber's concert is already a scam.......

*waits for all the fails coming my way now*

Fuck you, you will not get what you want, more "Thanks" coming your way, ass!

[RevYouUp]

Dont rat him out, might get chopped

[6o4__boi]

Dont rat him out, might get chopped

inb4
https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic798238.jpg

[Nabatron]

Someone needs to find him and fuck him up! Wrip off his lame as cloths and burn them!

[Chronix]

thats what you get for going to a justin bieber concert LOL

[twitchyzero]

Seriously.

(2016)
Barber: What you want?
Buddy: Whatever the last guy had.
Barber: Gotchu fam.
Next guy: Whatever the last guy had.
Barber: Gotchu fam.
..
..
..
(2003)
Barber: What you want?
OG Buddy: something that will match my fanny pack.
Barber: Gotchu fam.

looks like the kind of guy who you'd sell your old deck to for $50, but would only show up with $40 and ask if that's ok.

inb4
https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic798238.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/zsXRel7.png

[ilovebacon]

^that's so irrelevant to the topic but i laughed!

[JSALES]

The best way to avoid getting scammed is just don't buy tickets to Justin Bieber's concert, simple as that

[bcedhk]

The best way to avoid getting scammed is just don't buy tickets to Justin Bieber's concert, simple as that

http://www.themorejewknow.com/uploads/1/2/0/9/12094351/3039997_orig.gif

[FerrariEnzo]

http://i.imgur.com/Nofgrtb.jpg
This guy be like...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK_0jXPuIr0

Then he be like...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MXPCQt1eEA

[Eastwood]

Stop buying scalped tickets. Everyone knows the danger of scammers but people still willingly pay hundreds of dollars for tickets from strangers at malls instead of home residences...

[zetazeta]

Stop buying scalped tickets. Everyone knows the danger of scammers but people still willingly pay hundreds of dollars for tickets from strangers at malls instead of home residences...

Sometimes you have no choice but to buy scalped tickets if you want to see the show... especially when they're sold out in a matter of minutes. However, buying hardcopy tickets is stupid, the seller can always claim they were lost and have new ones issued and the old ones voided. Either get the seller to e-transfer the tickets to your account via ticketmaster or buy them from stubhub (or other trusted 3rd party services).

[jackmeister]

what's taking so long to name and shame this guy?

[axxess]

The best way to avoid getting scammed is just don't buy tickets to Justin Bieber's concert, simple as that

Apparently there has been talk that this guy also sold fake tickets to the Drake show as well.

[Mr.Money]

what's taking so long to name and shame this guy?

There's no money involved for finding him :troll:

[Durrann]

is it possible to meet up at ticketmaster to verify the tickets?

[Verdasco]

is it possible to meet up at ticketmaster to verify the tickets?

should just do the transactions at the police station instead. good cameras around.

[murd0c]

I know I know its VancityBuzz but at least it looks like one of the scammers was caught at least.

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/03/man-arrested-selling-fake-justin-bieber-tickets-coquitlam/

The Coquitlam RCMP says a man has been arrested for selling fake Justin Bieber concert tickets.

A mother and daughter duo had spent $600 on Justin Bieber tickets they purchased from an individual on Kijiji only to find out they were fake.




Police were notified and with the help of the mom and daughter, 38-year-old Giuseppe Farinella – who also goes by Joey or Troy – was arrested in Port Coquitlam.



We want the public to be aware of the risks when purchasing tickets from online re-sellers and to take every precaution to ensure the tickets they buy are in fact real, says Constable Jamie Phillipson in a statement.

Don’t be shy, the main detachment is open 7 days a week, why not arrange to meet the re-seller here, if nothing else, it may deter would-be fraudsters from selling ticket.


Farinella faces a count of fraud and possessing identity documents and will appear in court on March 21.

The Coquitlam RCMP believe the mother-daughter pair aren’t the only ones who were ripped off by Farinella. If you were sold fake Justin Bieber tickets, you’re asked to call the Coquitlam RCMP at 604-945-1550 and quote police file number 2016-7605

[SumAznGuy]

is it possible to meet up at ticketmaster to verify the tickets?

No, ticketmasters will not do that.
One thing that could work is to have the seller meet you at arena and have them scan the tickets as you go in.
If they work, then tell the seller you only brought $40 for the tickets. :badpokerface:

[4doorVIP]

Scamthonys kid is all grown up

[unit]

is it possible to meet up at ticketmaster to verify the tickets?

even if it were, the seller would just easily avoid the buyers who wanted to do that and would probably still have no problem selling their tickets

[Jgresch]

He is 38?

[604STIG]

is it possible to meet up at ticketmaster to verify the tickets?

Ticketmaster won't verify the authenticity of tickets. They can, however, check if tickets were sold to a certain individual, if they provide the ticketing agent with the credit card and name of account that the tickets were purchased on. But, like I said, they can't verify that the ticket in hand is real or fake.

That's why I give people the option to pick up tickets from my place if they like so they at least have some piece of mind, and an address to provide to the cops if something goes wrong.

[bananana]

I've seen that asian dude in Richmond. Drives a white EK sedan.

[adambomb]

Someone on RS knows who he is. PJSalt

Whoever that is, you need to ask him... "Bro, do you even lift?!" :lol

[sexyaccord]

can't believe its taking so long to find this guy.

[iHeat]

some girl posted on her facebook wall and said "ryan nguyen"



lmao , not sure if that is his real name or not

typical nammer name :lawl:

Ryan nguyen is his name this guys thinks he's hardcore

[Acura604]

Busted?

Fraudster who allegedly sold fake Bieber tickets on Kijiji busted (http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/fraudster+allegedly+sold+fake+bieber+tickets+kijij i+busted/11786737/story.html)

Is it too late now to say sorry?

An alleged fraudster is facing charges after a mother and daughter who travelled from the central Okanagan to Vancouver to see Justin Bieber in concert told police they paid more than $600 for tickets that turned out to be fakes.

Mounties say Giuseppe Farinella, 38, of Port Coquitlam is facing one count of fraud and possessing identity documents and is due in court March 21.

“For many, Friday night’s ... concert in Vancouver was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that they will never forget,” said RCMP spokesman Const. Jamie Phillipson in a release Tuesday. “For others, anger and disappointment after they unknowingly spent hundreds of dollars on counterfeit tickets.”

[CRS]

Busted?

Fraudster who allegedly sold fake Bieber tickets on Kijiji busted (http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/fraudster+allegedly+sold+fake+bieber+tickets+kijij i+busted/11786737/story.html)

Is it too late now to say sorry?

An alleged fraudster is facing charges after a mother and daughter who travelled from the central Okanagan to Vancouver to see Justin Bieber in concert told police they paid more than $600 for tickets that turned out to be fakes.

Mounties say Giuseppe Farinella, 38, of Port Coquitlam is facing one count of fraud and possessing identity documents and is due in court March 21.

“For many, Friday night’s ... concert in Vancouver was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that they will never forget,” said RCMP spokesman Const. Jamie Phillipson in a release Tuesday. “For others, anger and disappointment after they unknowingly spent hundreds of dollars on counterfeit tickets.”

Maybe it's just me but the guy in this thread does not look like he's 38 year old (let alone with a very Caucasian name).

[spideyv2]

Busted?

Fraudster who allegedly sold fake Bieber tickets on Kijiji busted (http://www.theprovince.com/news/vancouver/fraudster+allegedly+sold+fake+bieber+tickets+kijij i+busted/11786737/story.html)

Is it too late now to say sorry?

An alleged fraudster is facing charges after a mother and daughter who travelled from the central Okanagan to Vancouver to see Justin Bieber in concert told police they paid more than $600 for tickets that turned out to be fakes.

Mounties say Giuseppe Farinella, 38, of Port Coquitlam is facing one count of fraud and possessing identity documents and is due in court March 21.

“For many, Friday night’s ... concert in Vancouver was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that they will never forget,” said RCMP spokesman Const. Jamie Phillipson in a release Tuesday. “For others, anger and disappointment after they unknowingly spent hundreds of dollars on counterfeit tickets.”

At least we know you didn't take the time to scroll through the entire thread.

[XplicitLuder]

guys..that article and the op's guy are two different ppl lol there are more than one scammer out there you know ResidentSleeper

[originalhypa]

Maybe it's just me but the guy in this thread does not look like he's 38 year old (let alone with a very Caucasian name).

Giuseppe Farinella is a pretty Italian sounding name.
If that guy is a 38 year old Italian, I need to get my eyes checked.

ResidentSleeper

[Soundy]

Stop buying scalped tickets. Everyone knows the danger of scammers but people still willingly pay hundreds of dollars for tickets from strangers at malls instead of home residences...

As opposed to buying from resellers that are owned by Ticketmaster so they just buy themselves out in seconds to resell at a 500% markup? You mean that kind of scammers?

[swiftshift]

Fast Coin =/= Your Face going Viral

I guess more people when they are young find ways to make " fast cash " without the thought of others feelings and such
Hopefully after being put on blast over social media, news and local forums
OP will learn from this..

[pastarocket]

I wonder if Timpo bought legit Bieber concert tickets or almost got scammed by this scammer, aka Mr. Hugo Boss. :lawl:

Timpo sounds like a big Bieber fan based on his avatar. :suspicious: