Scalpers have been investigated for hyping up rumors of "TFBOYS Xi'an Concert" to boost ticket prices
There are really many rumors about celebrities holding concerts. Some time ago, another news about "Xi'an TFBOYS Concert, the first five rows are 500000, the first four rows are 700000, the first three rows are 900000, the first two rows are 1.4 million, and the first row is 2 million" was widely spread on the Internet, causing online hot spots and extremely bad social impact.
After investigation, the news is a rumor! On August 22nd, Wuhan, Hubei's online police arrested netizen Wu for spreading rumors, who confessed to his illegal behavior.
Why did he spread rumors?
Originally, Wu was a scalper. On July 21st of this year, when he saw other scalpers promoting that the ticket price for the Xi'an concert was only 99.9 yuan, he had the idea of earning more money and taking the opportunity to become famous in the circle. Wu decided to go the other way, believing that only by setting an outrageously high ticket price can more people know.
In order to achieve the expected promotional effect, Wu fabricated the rumor and even instigated three agents to help forward it. In the end, the topic related to the rumor made it onto the hot search list.
At present, the Wuhan public security organs have lawfully imposed an administrative detention of 10 days on Wu for his illegal act of spreading rumors. It is suspected of reselling valuable tickets and engaging in illegal business operations, and the relevant investigation and evidence collection work is being further processed.
Online police reminder
Recently, the increasing popularity of various celebrity concerts, the phenomenon of ticket sales being sold out in seconds, and the difficulty in obtaining a single ticket have attracted social attention.
However, if ticket prices are inflated, rumors and hype are spread to disrupt public order, the public security organs will definitely crack down severely.
The Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security hereby calls for rational pursuit of celebrities and rejection of rumors! Join hands to maintain a clean and harmonious online space.