Peter Dickson experienced a nightmare weekend after hackers accessed his StubHub account, selling his Blue Jays tickets. Despite initial assurances from StubHub that his tickets were safe, he found they had been transferred to another account, leaving him and his family unable to attend the game. The scam involves hackers selling tickets to themselves at lower prices and reselling them for profit. Dickson, who is relatively tech-savvy, was shocked by the fraud and StubHub's inadequate response to his situation.
Dickson is one of three people who contacted CBC Toronto about StubHub's failure to help them after their accounts were hacked, following a story about a Blue Jays fan whose pricey tickets were sold from his account.
The scam targeting StubHub users involves hackers taking hold of accounts and transferring or selling tickets to themselves for less than their worth, then reselling them at their actual price.
Dickson purchased four StubHub tickets for a Blue Jays game back in May. In July, just one day before the game, he received an email saying his attempt to transfer the tickets was unsuccessful.
Dickson was told his tickets were still there and assured there would be no issue, but upon arriving at the arena he found that his tickets had been transferred to a different StubHub account.
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