Korea targets 170 ticket scalpers in 1st mass police referral
Under newly tightened anti-scalping laws, Korean authorities referred 170 high-volume ticket resellers to police on Wednesday, targeting an illegal trade estimated at more than 1 billion won ($770,000). The sweep marks the first major enforcement action under amended legislation that bans reselling tickets above face value, regardless of whether automated buying software was used. The move…
The Korean government has taken significant action against ticket scalpers, referring 170 high-volume resellers to the police in a mass referral operation. This marks the first major enforcement under new anti-scalping laws that ban the resale of tickets above face value, regardless of the methods used. The crackdown follows a surge in public complaints, with over 68,000 tips received between August and October, averaging nearly 2,000 daily.
Authorities, working with online secondary ticket platforms, blocked around 30,000 suspicious posts and obtained transaction data to identify the most egregious offenders. The suspects, comprising 121 sellers in sports and 49 in entertainment, allegedly offered 11,032 tickets, with one individual offering over 1,000 tickets with a combined price exceeding 100 million won.
The authorities emphasize that ticket scalping is a criminal act that deprives creators and athletes of their rightful earnings.
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