Officials with the Portland Trail Blazers, Rose Quarter, Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum are again sounding the alarm for all event guests – sellers of counterfeit tickets are after your money. With several regular season home games still left for the Trail Blazers and more headlining events coming this spring and summer, reports are surfacing of guests still being victimized by fake tickets and fraudulent transactions. It’s becoming an all-too-frequent scenario that officials say is avoidable.
“The best way to ensure you are purchasing a valid ticket is to purchase directly from us,” said Dewayne Hankins, Chief Marketing Officer for the Trail Blazers and Rose Quarter. “We have seen a recent increase in fraudulent tickets from purchases outside of our ecosystem and unfortunately it creates a bad experience for our fans and customers when the tickets cannot be honored. If you see a good deal on the Internet for a Trail Blazers game or concert at one of our venues, it’s likely too good to be true. We continue to try to combat these counterfeiters but as we get more sophisticated in our approach, they do as well.”
Hankins strongly urges purchasers to use either the RoseQuarter.com, TrailBlazers.com or Ticketmaster.com websites for their online purchases. Transactions through those sites are the only way to guarantee venue access and seating. Guests also have the option of on-site purchases of tickets at the Rose Quarter Box Office (M-F, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.), or by calling 800.745.3000.
Hankins added that guests discovering their tickets are counterfeit should seek restitution from the entity where tickets were purchased; and consider alerting law enforcement. They should also be prepared to miss the event for which the counterfeit tickets were purchased.