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UK fraud ticket websites are expected to net fraudsters a whopping €550,000 from British fans alone. Close to 100,000 British are expected to fly to this summer’s tournament in South Africa. But only 29,000 will get tickets. Now experts fear desperate fans will be duped into handing over cash to fake web traders. A source at the Office of Fair Trading told the Daily Star Sunday: Read more here. Related Articles: Online ticket retailer Seatwave beats postal strike through HMV partnership Seatwave and UK music retailer, HMV, have joined up with Seatwave in launching an in-store music ticket box office. The partnership will allow customers to buy and sell tickets in HMV right up to the day of the event. Seatwave will also launch an online ticket exchange for HMV.
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According to the UK Daily Star on Sunday newspaper, fans are set to lose up to €1.3 million to cyber criminals in the lead-in to the World Cup.