What to do ifI bought stolen NFL tickets off on-line?
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What to do ifI bought stolen NFL tickets off on-line?
I have the sellers phone number and text messages leading up to the sale. This was approximately a $1000 transaction. I did not pay cash; I traded a laptop for the tickets.
Asked on September 11, 2011 under Business Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you purchased stolen NFL tickets online, you need to contact the company through whom the transaction was made (Craigslist or Ebay for example) and report the fact the the tickets you acquired were stolen and provide the representative for the company with as much information about the seller as you can.
Likewise, you need to contact local law enforcement about the fact that the NFL tickets that you purchased were stolen and be prepared to turn the tickets over to law enforcement. You will also need to provide law enforcement with as much information about the seller as you can.
The tickets are no good in that assuming you did not report the fact that they are stolen, if you used them, law enforcement at the game they are for will have the seats most likely targeted with the intent to arrest the ticket holders since the tickets have been reported stolen.
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