Many Coldplay fans were turned away from the show on Wednesday night in Montreal because of an apparent fake ticket scam. ( Brent N. Clarke / Invision / The Associated Press )MONTREAL—Many Coldplay fans in Montreal hoping to catch their final show in the city Wednesday night were turned away, the victims of an apparent online fake ticket scam. Eva Romano said she purchased her two tickets in April, paying a man who claimed to work for a U.S. ticket broker $100 each for two fake tickets that were valued at $40 each. Article Continued BelowAn employee at the arena said although the tickets looked legitimate, they were in fact fake. “The person had changed a few informations (details) on the ticket to make them look real because it did look like a real ticket,” Romano said.

Source: thestar August 10, 2017 13:52 UTC