Two internet ticket touts who used bots to buy large numbers of EdSheeran & TaylorSwift concert tickets have been found guilty
concert tickets – and then resell them at vastly inflated prices on secondary ticketing sites -- have been found guilty of fraudulent trading in a landmark British trial. , who traded as Ticket Wiz and BZZ, used multiple identities and bot software to harvest £4 million worth of concert and West End theatre show tickets over two-and-a-half years, jurors at Leeds Crown Court were told.
Rather than fraudulent scalpers, he argued that the pair actually provided a valuable service to music fans, as well as to acts who struggled to sell out venues. That argument didn't convince the jury, however, and both men were found guilty of fraudulent trading and possessing an article for fraud.warned Hunter and Smith that they could face a custodial prison sentence.
"Today's verdict shines further light on the murky world of secondary ticketing, and the dependency of websites such as Viagogo and StubHub upon large-scale commercial ticket resellers," saidWebb said that he suspects Hunter and Smith "are not exceptional, and that other suppliers to these sites may also acquire tickets by unlawful means - no questions asked."
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