Mexico is fining Ticketmaster millions after hundreds of fans were denied entry to BadBunny's concert in Mexico City due to an 'unprecedented' number of counterfeit tickets being sold.
Massive overselling of tickets for the last two concerts of Bad Bunny’s World’s Hottest Tour in Mexico City this weekend led to hundred of people being denied entry to the superstar’s shows and will have million-dollar consequences forThe head of Mexico’s Federal Attorney’s Office for Consumers , Ricardo Sheffield, told the Televisa network on Sunday that those affected must receive a 100% refund plus a 20% compensation, and that the company will also be fined.
“The difference between those defrauded in the first and second concert is proof of it. 1,600 tickets in the first concert… and 110 in the second”, Sheffield explained on TV programThe fine for Ticketmaster México could amount to up to 10% of that company’s total sales in 2021, the official said. According to the Mexican official, in its investigation, PROFECO determined that many tickets claimed as false were indeed legitimate and had been purchased through legitimate channels.
“As we are a fiscal authority, if they don’t want to pay of their own will, we will seize their accounts then, and they will pay because they have to,” said Sheffield.
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