UK fans of boyband Jack the Lad Swing (JLS) who were ripped off by a dubious ticketing website called Magnitude Events LTD. have been complaining across the Internet about the theft. The website, now down and disabled, apparently took money from scores of ticket purchasers but did not supply tickets... then promptly vanished from the Net.   The old site can be seen in Google Cache here and there's no address, no phone number,  no VAT number, and the domain name hides behind an anonymous domain registry in the US.

Commenters at Safe Concerts Forum, who reported the site to the UK Police Central E-crime Unit in the UK, noted:

"...they must of 'sold' hundreds of tickets as they are advertising for a lot of concerts."

The also noted the following:

Magnitudeevents.com has all the signs of a scam site.

1) Every event that is coming up before January is out of stock even for events that are just not selling like Depeche Mode or Simple Minds. These tickets are selling below face value so there is no shortage of these tickets.
2) The prices for tickets are way too cheap.  £50 for JLS is below market price for this band. No secondary site would sell these tickets this cheap at this stage.
3) If they are requesting payment by bank transfer then stay well away.
4) You should always use a Visa or Mastercard when buying online, Magnitudeevents.com does not take any cards! Every company takes cards these days.

Consumer Direct in the UK has a list of things to watch for before you purchase ticket online here.  Activities of Magnitude Events are being investigated by Sussex Police. If you have purchased tickets from this distributor please contact DS GABLE on julie.gable@sussex.pnn.police.uk and quote serial 256 of 09/01/2010.

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lucy said:

	fuck sake :/ jls was to be next week, and that fucking website scammed £80
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January 30, 2010
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Chris Sanderson said:

Magnitude Events - scam Hi, Sadly lots of people have been ripped off by this bogus company. We bought 2 tickets for Chris Rea for the grandparents for Xmas at a cost of £150.00 plus £5.00 for Royal Mail Special Delivery! We all need to contact julie.gable@sussex.pnn.police.uk quote Serial 256 of 9/1/10 as they are investigating this company. Send all your details to her as they may be building a case - go to www.safeconcerts as there are a lot of comments about magnitude events, sadly one comment said the police say they have gone into liquidation which will make it a civil case and not a fraud case. I have had the police take details to day and they will come back to me once they have anything to tell me. Chris S

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January 30, 2010
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lisa durant said:

	My daughter GUTTED ! absolutley foul ! just thought id search for a contact number to see where the tickets are and literally just found out ive been ripped off with god knows how many other people ! this is disgusting i bought it for my daughter and have just had to tell her ! hope the police find these heartless B*****ds !
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January 31, 2010
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Joanne said:

ripoff magnitudeevents These A*^holes have scamed me too! I bought 2 stereophonics tickets in october off them for their manchester concert in March & have only found out 2 hours ago the website if fake! could not be more angry, it was a christmas present for my boyfriend. I've lost £85 from the tickets, and considering I'm travelling from Northern Ireland for the weekend for the concert, I'm out alot more money too. Wan*^+s

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February 01, 2010
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donna richardsin said:

	... yes i,m fuckin pissed off as well 2 a my daughters was suppose to be going to see JLS on sunday 7th feb and have paid £95 what was suppose to be my youngest daughters 18th birthday present her sister had paid for these tickets was bought last july and they have both been looking so forward to it the arseholes magnitude events are
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February 01, 2010
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donna richardsin said:

	... Dont mention these bastards 2 me my daughter was going to see JLS on sunday 7th a feb at sheffield her sister was treating her for her 18th birthday thanks u arseholes magnitude dicks for ruining her big day £95 down the fkin drain
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February 01, 2010
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natalie said:

HOW DO YOU TELL A 3 AND 4 YEAR OLD FAN THERE NOW NOT GOING??????? HEARTLESS SCUM! As you can see i just like many others went to find phone number to see where my 8 tickets were for jls in brighton on 9th feb, brought these to take my son and his friends as a xmas present, he has been asking how many sleeps until everybody in love mummy? now im lost for words what to tell him? i no its no conselation for how much money we have all lost and the heart ache these scum bags have caused but jls are in quex park on 25th july tickets through heart.co.uk radio station tickets 31.25 hope they catch these robbers!

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February 02, 2010 | url
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Gemma said:

	... i was so looking forward to it on the 9th feb and the tickets hadnt come --- i cried for hours it isnt fair
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February 03, 2010
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Jane Henshaw said:

	Magnitude Events - Heartless These people should be sent down for a very long time - what the heartless b****** appear to forget is they are hurting kids. I had to tell my daughter she wasn't going to see JLS on the 7th Feb. She took it really well but I know she was gutted - made me feel sick.
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February 04, 2010
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maria c b said:

	... I am another of the trusting people who paid 155 quid for 3 jls tickets for xmas prezzies for my daughter niece and step daughter. absolutely gutted as seeing their faces when i told them they weren't going was a total nightmare!!! they have to be sorted somehow
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February 04, 2010
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Luke said:

	Another upset family My wife purchased 4 tickets (£200ish) to see JLS 13/02/10. She was taking our daughter & my sister (9 & 13). Just had to tell them the tickets will not be turning up. They are all absolutley devastated. i hope they get sent down for a while - total pillocks
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February 05, 2010
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Sally Bookham said:

	Magnitude - Heartless and Cruel Yes I am another of the trusting people who paid £125 last September for JLS tickets for my daughter for her birthday. I have luckily been able to get some more (only standing) via Get Me In. They should be made to pay back all the money!
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February 05, 2010
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Jenny said:

	JLS I too have been ripped off by the scumbags. If anyone finds out a way to get the money back then please post it on the website. x
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Jez R said:

	... feel the same as others, £220 for 4 JLS tickets as christmas presents for daughters, feel gutted, not told youngest yet . no deterent to stop these companies, when will government get priorities and right and start hanging scum like this
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February 05, 2010
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sallyhi said:

	... found out today ive been conned, £225 for JLS tickets my daughter and 2 friends were going on 12th feb, police say its a civil case, its not its fraud, bogus hastings sussex address, keep on at the police and report to watchdog or other consumer shows, the more noise we kick up the more it will be taken seriously
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February 05, 2010
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kate l said:

	... what goes around comes around, lets hope they get what they deserve...bastards !!
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February 05, 2010
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Bradley peck said:

	assholes WANKERS!! GRRR.. i was suppose to see jls next week, got tickets for my girlfriend fuck sake!! any info please mail me!! bradley_peck@hotmail.co.uk about police ect
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February 08, 2010
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Bradley peck said:

	s GRRRRR!! MAIL ME info!!!!!. bradley_peck@hotmail.co.uk
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kayla said:

... MAGNITUDE ROBBED ME £160 I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SEE PETER ANDRE ON 11TH MARCH FOR HER BIRTHDAY,WENT ON THE WEBSITE TO SEE ABOUT THE TICKETS AND FOUND THIS OUT...IM SOOO P..SED OFF,MYDAUGHTER IS GUTTED AND I FEEL FOR EVERYONE ELSE THIS HAS HAPPEND TO.I HOPE THESE PEOPLE SUFFER FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE,THEY PROBABLEY SAT ON SOME BEACH OR IN A CASINO SOMEWHERE WITH OUR MONEY....GGGGGRRRRRRRR!!IT MAKES ME SICK PEOPLE LIKE THAT!

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janet canning said:

	jls tickets bought t 2 tickets from these idiots for my daughters birthday. she had already told a friend that she was invited to go along only to find out that this is all a big scam. daughter and friend in tears what a bunch of scum bags
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jayne beresford said:

	... total arseholes!!!! i bought tickets to see jls on 7th feb for my daughters 13th birthday! she was absolutely devastated!! people should not be allowed to get away with this!!!!
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February 14, 2010
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Hollie Williams said:

	... i can not believe that we have been conned, jls was meant to be this wednesday its absoultely ridculous, surely there must be something that can be done about gwtting money back? Lets Hope So
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February 14, 2010
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MH said:

... I feel sorry for you all, I really do but have none of you read or heard about scam sites before? IF an event is sold out, not on sale yet, or you're not getting the tickets from the venue's official site why would you even risk buying them?! It happens again and again and again, and unfortunately it will keep happening if people just hand their money over left right and centre without doing a little research first. They'll open up another company, and the same thing will happen again.

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February 14, 2010
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michelle butler said:

	peter andre tickets bastards i purchased 5 for peter andre for brum on 8.3.2010 gotta tell my lovely adorable neice we anit going sad sad sad no one is willing to help, wrote to their bank the Nat west and they dont want to know its a disgrace reported to police has advised just got to wait wait wait
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February 15, 2010
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Christina Mousikou said:

	... My daughter and my neices were extremely excited to see JLS and now are abosolutely distraught at the fact they wnt b able to c them. It was a surprise 4 my neices 12th bday party and has never been so excited in her life. I hope these people who have made this website feel happy and can live with themselves, i know i wudnt b able 2!
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February 16, 2010
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Lewis said:

	... 350 for Lady GaGa an glasgow!!!! the police better find him before i do
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February 16, 2010
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Lynda said:

	magnitude events Am thinking that I have been ripped off also. I have just sent an email to them for the whitney housten concert in ASpril in Glasgow asking how they will send my tickets.....the email has come back with no subscriber.....I am thinking that I have been ripped off....would i be right
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February 16, 2010
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lauren said:

	so mad i have been ripped off too beause of the shelfish bastards i was looking forward to see them on febuary the 21 it was mt x mas present and i am so mad at the fucking scum bags if you get any information about it please put it on the wedsit
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February 16, 2010
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lauren said:

	jls i got ripped off and i am so fucking mad it was my x mas prsent and was so looking forward to it lost alot of money
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lauren said:

	jls i have been riped off too because of the fucking shelfish people i got them for a x mas present and was really looking forward to it but now i cant go i was crying for hours when i found out i couldnt go
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February 16, 2010 | url
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lauren said:

	jls i have been ripped off by the fucking b******* the jls tickets were my x mas present and i was looking forward to see them but now i cant go i was crying for hours because of it
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February 16, 2010 | url
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lauren said:

	jls i have been ripped off and by the fucking b****** i got the tickets for a x mas present and was lookin forward to it we lost alot of money and i was crying for hours when i found out
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grrr said:

	... my dad got me them for xmas got so excited and then i find out 2 days befor it grrr so angry who ever did this thnx and u need to have a word with urself
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February 19, 2010
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Laura Overington said:

	... I dont understand how people can do this to so many peopl , just for money. im 15 and i was going to see lady gaga with my friends, when the tickets were late i thought i would check up on it , only to find a load of articles saying magnitude events is a scam , so not only have i lost so much money, i cant see my favourite artist
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Amanda said:

	Miss I lost my mum in Sept so when I saw a chance to see Ronan Keating in Songs for Mother Concert I was made up. How can people be so cruel. They have to be stopped.
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March 02, 2010
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lee said:

	four tops/tempations/three degrees manchester I ordered one ticket for show on the 21st march.it never cam after all this time,£50 gone.
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March 03, 2010
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Jen said:

Ripped off too I bought 2 stereophonics tickets from the site, they said they would come 7-10days prior to event i tried to email them coz they haven't come yet and now the email won't deliver to the address, i'm gathering they are not coming so i panicked and bought some off ebay as they were a present and i can't bear to let them down. I can't believe they are still getting away with this, surely they should be kicked off by now to stopped people from carrying on giving their money, i lost £100 and am sooo annoyed

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March 03, 2010
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Stephanie said:

	Very Disappointed Just gone on to website to chase up Chris Rea Tickets for Liverpool and came across all the above.First time I have ever been scammed,should have listened to alarm bells when asked for Bacs payment.Fingers burned,lesson learned!!!!!Back to good old Ticketmaster.
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Pauline said:

	Aggrieved I lost the opportunity to see Chris Rea at Liverpool on the 11 March with my daughter and I lost my £90 ticket money.I feel angry with myself for being conned by scum and even more aggrieved that these people are probably having a 'bloody good laugh' at the misery they have caused
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March 06, 2010
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Dominique Walker said:

	Can't beleive it !!!!!!!!!! Disbeleif ! Bought the tickets months ago and when not receiving the 2 tickets for Peter Andre for Sheffields concert on Monday with my best friend did not arrive i thought I would check to be faced with all the above comments ..... Never thought of checking the web sites but then how would I do that ! I just can't believe it......................... : (
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March 12, 2010
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Samantha the Panther said:

	Gutted.......... Just found out about this.... was supposed to see Peter Andre on Friday 19th... my 2 friends and me have been crying all weekend ... have been onto Sussex police who are trying to build a case... E-Mail any info to .... julie.gable@sussex.pnn.police.uk
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March 15, 2010
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stephanie lock said:

	peter andre tickets totally pissed off,cant believe that this sight was a scam,those fucking bastards,i saved like mad to get those tickets for my daughter.ment to b going this sat 19 mar,peter andre westlands in yeovil.havent told my daughter we cant go yet.absolutely heartbroken.just lost my mum,her nan so was ment to be a treat for us.
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