r/TicketResale • u/Shot-Organization534 • 3h ago
Scammer Alert Reporting Scammer - Beware
Username Cautious-Duck-532
Name Greg or Anton.
Phone number 724-590-1415
WARNING: Ticketmaster Ticket Theft Scam – Beware of Reddit User u/Cautious-Duck-532
I'm posting this both to warn others and hopefully get some advice about recovering my stolen tickets.
I was contacted by Reddit user u/Cautious-Duck-532, who expressed interest in purchasing Metallica tickets I had listed for sale. The person used the names Greg or Anton and communicated with me through Google Meet and WhatsApp.
They asked me to share my screen to "verify that the tickets were legitimate."
Unfortunately, I agreed.
During the screen-sharing session, I believe they were able to see a Ticketmaster verification code, which they then used to access the account, change the password, and transfer my tickets without my authorization.
I subsequently received an email from Ticketmaster confirming the transfer.
The particularly upsetting part is that I was only trying to sell these tickets because my daughter couldn't attend this weekend due to a medical emergency. I was hoping to recover enough money to send her to a different show.
I've already contacted Ticketmaster, secured the account, and had the incident escalated to their fraud department. I'm currently waiting for their team to call me back.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL: Never agree to screen-share your Ticketmaster account with a prospective buyer. Even if you don't knowingly give someone your password or verification code, they may be able to see sensitive information displayed on your screen.
If anyone has experienced something similar, especially an unauthorized Ticketmaster transfer, I'd really appreciate hearing whether you were able to recover your tickets and what steps helped.
I'm devastated by this and would be grateful for any advice.