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Attorney General Madigan Consumer Alert: Be Informed When Buying Tickets


Purchase Broadway Tickets from Reputable Sellers, Beware of Pre-Sale Offers

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016.   Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged Illinois consumers purchasing tickets for the Broadway hits “Hamilton,” “Aladdin” and other upcoming theater productions to be wary of websites selling speculative theater tickets that have not yet gone on sale to the general public.

Speculative tickets are being offered for sale on ticket sales websites, even though the sellers or resellers do not possess the tickets. Sellers anticipate they will get the tickets in the future, which they then sell to consumers oftentimes at a high mark-up. As a result, consumers can find themselves paying higher prices for what turn out to be undesirable seats or even counterfeit tickets.

“The best way for consumers to be in the audience for popular shows is to make sure they purchase tickets from a reputable seller,” said Madigan. “Websites claiming to offer advance tickets before they are available to the public should stand out as a red flag.”

With tickets for Broadway hits such as “Hamilton” expected to go on sale and quickly sell out, Madigan’s office has sent letters to more than a dozen online ticket sites requesting more information about speculative tickets being sold for “Hamilton” and “Aladdin.”

Madigan also offered the following advice:

  • Law enforcement agencies and 911 centers will be required to put in place evidence-based, trauma-informed, victim-centered policies governing responses to sexual assault.
  • Law enforcement officers will be required to complete written reports of every sexual assault complaint, regardless of who is reporting the crime and where it occurred.
  • Victim-sensitive training will be increased for law enforcement investigators, first responders and 911 operators.
  • Survivors will be able to request updates on the status of the testing of their sexual assault evidence by the state crime lab. Illinois State Police will be required to respond to status requests unless doing so would compromise or impede an ongoing investigation.
  • The time period for survivors to consent to the testing of their sexual assault forensic evidence will be extended from 14 days to five years after the assault. Survivors under the age of 18 at the time of the crime will have five years from their 18th birthday to consent to the testing of the evidence.

Consumers who have complaints or believe they have been defrauded are encouraged to call the Attorney General’s Consumer Fraud Hotline:

1-800-386-5438 (Chicago)
1-800-243-0618 (Springfield)
1-800-243-0607 (Carbondale)

Source: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov


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