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Motley Crue Fans Scammed by Fake Indonesian Concert Promoters

By | The Rolling Stone Blog – Thu, Oct 13, 2011 8:15 PM EDT

Indonesian Mötley Crüe fans were bilked out of an estimated $60,000
in ticket sales for a non-existent gig publicized by a fake concert
promoter. More than 1,500 people purchased tickets for about $40 each
before the scam was revealed by the Jakarta Globe, a local English-language newspaper.

Photos: Mötley Crüe Live in New Jersey in 2009

After
learning of the scam, the members of Mötley Crüe issued a statement on
their website clarifying that they had no plans to perform in Jakarta or
anywhere else in Indonesia. A police investigation into the ticket scam
is underway, but Central Jakarta district police chief Lt. Col. Angesta
Romano Yoyol told the Associated Press that there are no suspects.

 

Photo by Marc Broussely/Redferns

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