As anticipation grows for the high-stakes clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), ticket scalping at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has surged to outrageous levels.
An RCB fan reported buying a ticket on May 17 for ₹15,000, originally priced at ₹4,800. Similarly, tickets worth ₹2,990 were being resold for ₹13,000. By May 18, the day of the match, prices soared even higher.
On the afternoon of May 18, tickets that normally cost around ₹4,000 were being resold for ₹20,000. One fan near the stadium expressed his disappointment at being unable to afford the exorbitant price. Scalping activities were rampant in areas such as Cubbon Road, Queens Road, Tonic Signal, near Cubbon Park metro station, and other locations. On Queens Road, complimentary tickets, typically given to Karnataka State Cricket Association members for free, were being offered for ₹14,000.
Tickets were also being sold over the phone. Sellers, who obtained the tickets in bulk through intermediaries, were offering them for prices ranging from ₹11,000 to ₹16,000. According to another cricket enthusiast, after contacting a seller by phone, buyers had to pay in advance before receiving their tickets from a designated person.
Amid the increased demand for tickets, cyber criminals targeted unsuspecting fans. These scammers, after displaying physical tickets, would request payments through QR codes. Some fans reported that scammers asked for OTPs, and in many cases, they sent fake messages claiming that payments were not received, tricking buyers into making multiple transactions before realizing they had been scammed.
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