{"id":100669,"date":"2025-10-11T15:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T11:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/?p=100669"},"modified":"2025-10-11T15:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T11:31:01","slug":"a-dubai-resident-lost-aed6k-over-concert-tickets-from-a-fake-instagram-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/a-dubai-resident-lost-aed6k-over-concert-tickets-from-a-fake-instagram-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dubai Resident Lost AED6K Over Fake Concert Tickets From An Instagram AD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"276\">Scammers might be getting smarter, and this Dubai resident learned that the hard way.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"552\">A Dubai-based man recently came across what looked like a legit Instagram AD promoting concert tickets at a discount price. Sounds tempting, and surely too good to be true.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"552\">Thinking it was an official promo, he clicked through, entered his card details\u2026 and that\u2019s where things went south<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"613\">A few days later, he had to say hello to fake concert tickets and goodbye to AED6,000 from his account.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"613\">The ad was quite believably packaged with the Coca-Cola Arena branding, but with one minor difference &#8211; the Email ID was not that of Coca-Cola Arena.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"613\">\u201cThey make it look all legit but the email is wrong. I\u2019ve checked the official Coca-Cola Arena box office email address,\u201d he told Lovin Dubai.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"613\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-100791\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2025\/10\/11152909\/Text-Slide-v4-1-250x313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"827\" height=\"1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2025\/10\/11152909\/Text-Slide-v4-1-250x313.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2025\/10\/11152909\/Text-Slide-v4-1-700x875.jpg 700w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2025\/10\/11152909\/Text-Slide-v4-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2025\/10\/11152909\/Text-Slide-v4-1-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2025\/10\/11152909\/Text-Slide-v4-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1012\">Want instant updates?<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va96zGxLdQelL5ofh13w\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Follow Lovin on WhatsApp<\/a>, and never miss a beat!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1012\">With more residents reporting similar scams, Coca-Cola Arena issued a public notice reminding fans to <strong data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"915\">buy tickets only through official channels<\/strong> \u2014 such as their verified website or trusted partners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNx91xmwhIi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div 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style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNx91xmwhIi\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A post shared by Coca-Cola Arena (@cocacolaarena)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1115\">The victim has since reached out to the police and his bank authorities.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1115\">\u201cThe Police HQ told me it\u2019s happened to a few people\u2026\u201d<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1313\">So if you\u2019re scrolling through the \u2018gram and see a deal that looks <em data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1275\">too good to be true, <\/em>double-check before you click.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1313\">Always verify the account handles, check official links, and never share your card details on unverified sites.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/dubai-instagram-glitch\/\">ALSO READ:<\/a><\/em>An Instagram Glitch Is Affecting Some Dubai Users\u2019 Accounts<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-100509\" class=\"article-single post-100509 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"article-single-content\">\n<div class=\"article-single-main-content\">\n<article id=\"post-100478\" class=\"article-single post-100478 post type-post 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