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Police issue counterfeit ticket warning for OU-Texas Tech

By Staff reports
Published: 11/20/2008 4:27 PM
Last Modified: 11/20/2008 4:45 PM

Police are cautioning college football fans to be wary of tickets offered for sale by unauthorized outlets after a recent flurry of counterfeit ticket activity in Texas, according to a release from the University of Oklahoma.

More than 500 people were reportedly scammed by suspects selling apparently bona fide tickets to the recent Texas Tech-Texas game. Those tickets proved to be counterfeit when scanners at admission gates failed to recognize them as valid passes.

No. 5 Oklahoma plays No. 2 Texas Tech at 7 p.m. Saturday in Norman.

The counterfeit tickets reportedly were distinguishable from genuine tickets only when compared side by side, which revealed slightly blurred lines and faded coloration on the fakes. The victims in Texas reported paying anywhere from $250 to $350 per ticket.

Authorities recommend buying tickets only from established commercial outlets, or from resellers with whom the buyer is familiar.

By Staff reports

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