According to Fox News.com, the CEO of
Ticketmaster gave four free tickets to a group of 49ers fans who were scammed
out of almost $6,000 in a cruel Craigslist scam purportedly by a Ravens
fan.
The Mercury News reports diehard 49ers fan Sharon Osgood wired $5,900 to a man on Craigslist who claimed
to be selling four tickets to the Super Bowl. Osgood and her boyfriend agreed
to wire the money after speaking with the man on the phone and via e-mail.
However, after sending the money
they received a package containing a piece of paper with a picture of both
Super Bowl quarterbacks on it. The message underneath read: "Enjoy the
game!!!! Go Ravens!!! LOL," according to the Mercury News.
"We pooled all our money
together to do this so we can go, and then to get scammed like this, it's just
the worst feeling in the whole wide world," Osgood told the Mercury News.
"The past 24 hours have been the worst, because we just trusted this guy
and we thought it was going to be OK."
Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard
heard the story, and reached out to Osgood, offering her four free tickets to
the big game. She was also offered a free ticket from the 49ers, meaning she,
her boyfriend, and other family members will be able to attend the Super Bowl
in New Orleans.
"My heart literally was in my
throat; it was fluttering -- I was like, 'Oh my God, I can't believe this is
happening.' I can't put into words how grateful I am," Osgood told the
Mercury News.
Osgood filed a police report in Florida in an attempt to catch the scammer, who claimed
to live in Boca Raton.
