A Melbourne man thought he was buying footy tickets. Instead, he lost $18,000

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A Melbourne man thought he was buying footy tickets. Instead, he lost $18,000
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Police are investigating a fraudster who successfully scammed AFL fans ahead of the weekend's Carlton v Collingwood game. 7NEWS

The scammer used fake tickets to corporate hospitality suites to rob footy fans of thousands of dollars.Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free onProfessional poker player and owner of events company, The Hachem Group, Tony Hachem fell victim to the scam ahead of the Carlton-Collingwood clash on Sunday.

Hachem bought the tickets from a contact who had sold him legitimate tickets in the past, via WhatsApp.

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