UK warns fans about fake basketball tickets

During the last couple of University of Kentucky basketball games, a total of 30 to 40 people have been turned away from the box office because they had bogus tickets, UK ticket manager Barbara Osborne said Friday.

Osborne said the number has been increasing each game. The university issued a warning to Wildcats fans Thursday, alerting them to be aware of fraudulent tickets.

“It doesn’t sound like a lot when you have 23,000 tickets sold, but it is when you are the one dealing with upset fans,” she said.

Only tickets purchased through the UK ticket office or Ticketmaster are guaranteed to be valid, Osborne said. In most cases, the fraudulent tickets have been altered student tickets, she said. Student tickets are $5, and a valid UK student ID is required to use them to get into Rupp Arena. Tickets for non-students run $28 to $33 through Ticketmaster or UK.

Osborne said the text across the top of the ticket that reads “Student ID Required” has been whited out or covered up on the altered tickets.
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