SOS Masterticket - HELP!

[blackandblue]

I think SOS MT have had their website closed down- is anyone else finding this?

[supanet]

Yeah, it just says 'Page Problem.'

[ohwhataday]

BIG BIG WARNING - THEY ARE AT IT AGIN WITH THIS WEBSITE!!!!!

http://directticketsonline.com/shopcustcontact.asp

WARN EVERYBODY AS QUICK AS YOU CAN OTHERWISE MORE PEOPLE WILL GET SCAMMED

[supanet]

http://whois.domaintools.com/directticketsonline.com

Whois Record

Registrant:

Direct Tickets Online

72 Aven Los Flanencos

San Pedro

Delpinatar, Murcia 30740

ES

Domain name: DIRECTTICKETSONLINE.COM

Administrative Contact:

Stock, Chris

72 Aven Los Flanencos

San Pedro

Delpinatar, Murcia 30740

ES

+34786509876

Technical Contact:

Stock, Chris

72 Aven Los Flanencos

San Pedro

Delpinatar, Murcia 30740

ES

+34786509876

Registration Service Provider:

UK Reg,

+44 1452 541252

+44 1452 538485 (fax)

http://www.ukreg.com/

Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.

Record last updated on 09-Jun-2008.

Record expires on 09-Jun-2010.

Record created on 09-Jun-2008.

Registrar Domain Name Help Center:

http://domainhelp.tucows.com

Domain servers in listed order:

NS3.LIVEDNS.CO.UK

NS1.LIVEDNS.CO.UK

NS2.LIVEDNS.CO.UK

Domain status: clientTransferProhibited

clientUpdateProhibited

[DJH1969]

These people have got there site back up and running under another email address http://directticketsonline.com/shopdisplay...mp;cat=Concerts so beware if you have any intentions of buying any tickets off them

[wonderwomanUK]

These people have got there site back up and running under another email address http://directticketsonline.com/shopdisplay...mp;cat=Concerts so beware if you have any intentions of buying any tickets off them

[wonderwomanUK]

How did you guys find this? its shocking!! Ive sort of got over my wrath today but I will still conact every organisation going to report these fcukers!!!

[mikeb]

Regrettably, all this is all pretty 'normal' stuff Every year, some scumbag(s) somewhere manage to screw loads of peeps trying to get tickets unofficially for one event or another. And then more often than not, shortly after the sh*t hits the fan on here and/or elsewhere they're back with a shiny new name and trying the same again.

The moral of the story, as usual, is buy your tickets ONLY from official sources or accept that fact that you missed out. If you simply can't accept that you missed out and may not be able to go unless more official tickets are subsequently released then you just have to accept that buying tickets via any other source carries a significant risk of a much reduced bank balance and still no genuine tickets. Harsh but sadly true. If peeps didn't try to buy dodgy tickets then there wouldn't be quite so many dodgy outfits jumping on the bandwagon trying to sell those dodgy tickets

I feel really sorry for those who naively get ripped off but there are so many warnings issued about not buying tickets through unofficial sources and yet still this kinda thing happens almost every year. Just about the only way touting in general and scumbags like this in particular are going to get stopped (or at least limited) is simply by peeps not using them. No one else is ever likely to do anything remotely constructive to help. Whilst there is money to made from fleecing unsuspecting gig/festival goers then the scumbags will be out in force all ready and waiting to relieve you of as much of your do$h as they can with only a "maybe" that you'll get tickets sometime later.

I hope most peeps get their money back - not much of a consolation for not getting in but way better than paying through the nose for not getting in. A credit card is your friend when it comes to issues like this. Don't take any cr@p from the card issuer. Almost regardless of when you actually paid, not getting the goods at the appropriate time justifies a full refund. It's by no means so clear-cut with debit cards but many banks will help although I rather suspect most will just say tough unless you have some insurance style policy. If you paid by cash/cheque then I reckon you're totally screwed unfortunately but it's still well worth pursuing with your bank if it was a cheque.

Always file a report with the relevant Trading Standards office and maybe even discuss with Citizens Advice or a Solicitor to see if legal action in general or specifically a Small Claims Court kinda thing is appropriate and likely to be successful. Anything else is perhaps a complete waste of time TBH. The Police should be interested and will probably take details through gritted teeth but I would doubt anything positive will happen somehow. Ditto Watchdog or similar. It all makes for a good program and lots of viewers but even they've not managed to prevent the likes of getmetickets - WILL RIP YOU OFF - WILL RIP YOU OFF - WILL RIP YOU OFF - WILL RIP YOU OFF - WILL RIP YOU OFF.com from disappearing and allegedly reappearing again in a new guise shortly after and neither did the fact that legal proceedings were issued against them either.

Good luck and at the risk of sounding like your mum ... don't do it again !! Teach all the greedy scumbag touts and stupid event promoters who simply don't care about touting a *real* lesson by NOT buying tickets from unofficial sources even if it means not attending your favourite band's gig or a festival and the event not having a capacity crowd. Buying "cheap" from a tout is NOT a result either - way better that it costs them the full face value of the ticket rather than only making a slight loss. The more touts left with tickets after events the better and the less likely they are to get involved next time ! Buying spare tickets at face value or less from friends or other genuine gig/festival goers via the likes of ScarletMist or similar is just fine of course ... but still be very careful, scumbags do occasionally lurk even on places like these as well as on message boards various unfortunately.

[ianyoungs]

Hello

I'm a reporter on the BBC News website looking into the SOS Masterticket story. I'm trying to get an idea of how many people have paid money and not received tickets - especially for V. And also those who have bought for Reading/Leeds/Madonna/George Michael and whether they've had any communication with the company about these.

please email me on ian.youngs@bbc.co.uk with your experiences

thanks

ian

[eMoshun]

Robert Edward Darling

3 Dodd House

Rennie Estate Rotherhithe New Road

London

SE16 3PJ

Roland Joseph Butts

112 Scott Ellis Gardens

London

NW8 9HE

company:

2ND FLOOR,

145-157 ST JOHNS STREET,

LONDON,

EC1V 4PY

Event History

Date Description

21/04/2008 Change In Reg.office

21/04/2008 Change Of Company Postcode

01/04/2008 Change Of Name

01/04/2008 Change In Reg.office

01/04/2008 Change Of Company Postcode

lol?

anyone wanna ring up company house and see what the address was before that??

and my boss got scammed £150 for madonna tickets... shes playing in cardiff in three days!!!

Edited August 19, 2008 by eMoshun

[angeloftheslum]

Robert Edward Darling

3 Dodd House

Rennie Estate Rotherhithe New Road

London

SE16 3PJ

Roland Joseph Butts

112 Scott Ellis Gardens

London

NW8 9HE

company:

2ND FLOOR,

145-157 ST JOHNS STREET,

LONDON,

EC1V 4PY

Event History

Date Description

21/04/2008 Change In Reg.office

21/04/2008 Change Of Company Postcode

01/04/2008 Change Of Name

01/04/2008 Change In Reg.office

01/04/2008 Change Of Company Postcode

lol?

anyone wanna ring up company house and see what the address was before that??

and my boss got scammed £150 for madonna tickets... shes playing in cardiff in three days!!!

[supanet]

Lol! MY post with this info got deleted - Mods obviously not that bothered about all the people that got ripped off!

Edited August 19, 2008 by supanet

[funkymp]

Lol! MY post with this info got deleted - Mods obviously not that bothered about all the people that got ripped off!

[DJH1969]

have just rang fasthost and they said e-mail them at abuse@fasthost.co.uk and they will investigate them

[wonderwomanUK]

have just rang fasthost and they said e-mail them at abuse@fasthost.co.uk and they will investigate them

[robleane]

Anyone down in London prepared to go around and give him a kicking?!!

[notchuffed]

looks like we've all been taken for mugs!

if you paid by debit card get on the phone to your bank straight away!they'll send out a fraud form,if you fill it out and send it back to them and you should be refunded.

[Shaeney]

Is it illegal to register a company with false identity?

[Eastlands70]

Is it illegal to register a company with false identity?

[eFestivals]

Lol! MY post with this info got deleted - Mods obviously not that bothered about all the people that got ripped off!

no it didn't, it's here in another thread:-

/index.php?showtopic=109205&view=findpost&p=2448654">http://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/index.p...t&p=2448654

[sweets30]

hey all

emailed the fella from the bbc and he got back to me

he is running a story tomorrow on sos masterticket it can be viewed from here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7570516.stm

as of tomorrow the link should work then or i will repost it tomorrow

be interesting to see what it says

[gemski]

what absolute scumbags. my friend bought a madonna ticket from them and is absolutely gutted

[jorich1]

Hi I am gutted too as I bought 2 George Michael tickets off them!

Also tried to contact them not reply in any shape or form, website experiencing difficulties! Will be reporting them to as many places as possible to ensure it doesn't happen again!

Thanks for everyone's advice and don't feel alone anymore!!!!

Edited August 19, 2008 by jorich1

[gemski]

my bank assure me that they are being investigated by the police and trading standards!

[6500rpm]

So is http://www.vfestival.net/ belonging to the same scumbag, or am I well wrong?