Urgent: CNN Reports Obama Ticket Fraud
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Posted By: Chris Gloss on November 08, 2008 WASHINGTON (CNN) — Organizers of the 56th Presidential Inauguration are warning consumers to be skeptical of tickets being offered for sale online to President-Elect Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony. With 73 days to go, tickets are already appearing on the Internet with a hefty price tag. On eBay, 18 bidders have driven up one pair to more than $1,000. One Web site, Inauguraltickets.com, is inviting members of the public to place orders, warning "Our prices will reflect the difficulty in obtaining" tickets. Another site, Dreamtix, is offering a variety of seats ranging from $1,400 to $21,000 a pop. Carole Florman, Communications Director for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, says "anyone claiming to have tickets to sell right now, or saying that they will guarantee tickets, is not telling the truth." Florman told CNN the 240,000 free tickets to the swearing-in ceremony are currently in a "secure location" and will not be handed out until a few days before. Tickets to the Inaugural Parade and official balls will be handled by a Presidential Inaugural Committee, which has yet to be formed. The inaugural committee Web site advises members of the public wishing to attend to contact their members of Congress or U.S. Senator and ask to be put on the list for tickets. An employee answering the phone at Dreamtix.com would give no comment to CNN about their tickets on offer. Karl Roes, the owner of Inauguraltickets.com, told CNN the site buys and sells tickets on the "secondary market" and, while they are taking orders, "we are not claiming we have tickets" at this time. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Chris Gloss
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America and they talk about Nigerians scamming folk online. Puh-leeze!! There are enough crooks right here in America to go around. ((((LoL)))))
Saturday, November 8th 2008 at 11:44PM |
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This is just the beginning of the worst we will see stemming from this Presidential election before it gets better. We all will just need to be keen on current events and not buy into all the bull that is stirring up, although this particular type of scamming is not new. Thanks for the share. Sunday, November 9th 2008 at 9:03AM |
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