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"This may be the closest you've ever been to Messi!" Recently, the news that international football star Messi is coming to China to play an invitation match has attracted attention, but the difficulty in obtaining a ticket for the game has made many fans sigh with admiration for Messi. At the same time, scalpers have set their sights on the ticketing agency business.
Add thousands of prices and require personal information to be provided
On the 15th, the Argentine national football team and the Australian national football team will have an invitation match at the Beijing Workers Stadium. It is reported that well-known football star Messi will participate in the competition, which will also be Messi's first national team match after winning the World Cup.
On the afternoon of the 5th, the first wave of official tickets for the competition were contested. Ticketing information shows that individual tickets are divided into 6 tiers based on seats, with a minimum price of 580 yuan and a maximum price of 4800 yuan. In addition, there are sponsor squares, fan squares, and VIP and VVIP areas set up.
According to reports, half an hour after invoicing, all ticket prices were sold out, with the cheapest 580 yuan ticket being sold out in just one minute. The second and final wave of ticket sales will take place on June 8th. Regarding the transfer of tickets, the official stated that tickets for this event are not allowed to be transferred or copied in any form. If unauthorized transfer results in inability to enter the venue, the individual shall bear the responsibility and losses.
Seeing the hot scene of the first wave of ticket sales, many professional "proxy photographers" have set their sights on potential consumers of the second wave of tickets.
On the 7th, Zhongxin Jingwei searched on second-hand platforms using keywords such as "Messi's trip to China" and "Argentina's trip to China". Multiple sellers claimed to be able to purchase tickets on behalf of others and claimed that they would refund the full amount if they could not purchase them.
It is worth noting that because this ticket needs to be "one person, ID card and ticket", some auction agents said that ticket buyers need to provide personal information such as mobile phone number, verification code and ID number.
Zhongxin Jingwei has asked several proxy auction sellers as consumers, and some sellers have stated that buyers need to provide their mobile phone number, password, or verification code when logging in to the ticketing platform. After the sellers have purchased tickets, buyers can log in to the account to make payment. There are also sellers who claim to use their account number to grab tickets, but need to bind the buyer's identity information, and the buyer needs to provide a ID number number.
▲ Chat records of some proxy auction sellers
In terms of price, the auction price ranges from hundreds to thousands of yuan. A seller claimed that the commission price for a 4800 yuan ticket is 888 yuan, while the commission price for other tickets is 500 yuan; Some sellers have provided different ticket prices, ranging from 1500 to 2800 yuan. The more expensive the ticket, the higher the commission price, which is about 60% of the ticket price; If multiple tickets are needed for consecutive seats, an additional 200 yuan will be required for each ticket.
In addition, Zhongxin Jingwei has noticed that multiple sellers are selling scattered tickets they have seized on second-hand platforms and have promised to hand over their ID cards to the sellers for entry. For example, a seller selling a ticket with a face value of 1380 and adding 2500 yuan, claiming to need offline face-to-face transactions, can swipe her ID card to enter the market.
▲ Chat records with ticket transfer sellers
Lawyer: Beware of the risk of information leakage
What are the risks behind easily leaking one's identity information, mobile verification code, etc. to strangers in order to purchase tickets?
Zhao Zhan, a lawyer from Beijing Harvey Law Firm, said in an interview with Sino Singapore Jingwei that the buyer's personal information, including account number and verification code, name, mobile phone number, and ID card number, could be illegally used if it was obtained by the agent.
"It is not ruled out that some malicious proxy auctions may illegally provide, sell to third parties, or illegally exploit personal information, which poses a high risk of personal information leakage. As proxy auctions and secondary sales are not officially recognized, if payment cannot be made, it is also impossible to claim losses." Li Min, senior partner of Shanghai Hansheng Law Firm, told China News Service.
As for whether buying tickets on behalf of others is a violation of laws and regulations, Zhao Zhan stated that buying tickets on behalf of others is different from reselling tickets after buying them on his own. "According to the" Law on Public Security Administration Punishments ", those who forge, alter, or resell train tickets, ship tickets, air tickets, cultural performance tickets, sports competition admission tickets, or other valuable tickets or vouchers shall be detained for not less than ten days but not more than fifteen days and may also be fined not more than one thousand yuan. Therefore, the act of reselling tickets is suspected of violating the Law on Public Security Administration Punishments. However, accepting someone else's commission, purchasing tickets on behalf of others, and charging a certain fee, this belongs to the nature of a commission contract."
Li Min pointed out that if programs or tools that invade computer information systems are used during the filming process, disrupting the normal operation of relevant platforms, mini programs, or web pages, the filming agent may be held accountable for administrative or even criminal responsibility.
In addition, if consumers have surplus tickets or resell tickets for profit, there is also a risk of identity information leakage. "Providing an ID card to a stranger can lead to the leakage of personal identity information, which may result in the ID card being used by others or even for illegal and criminal activities, and I am forced to bear the corresponding adverse legal consequences," said Li Min.
"I hope all fans can consume rationally and reasonably through official channels, express their support for their favorite football stars rationally, and pay attention to distinguishing the legitimacy of ticket purchasing channels." Li Min suggested.
