Warning Issued About Taylor Swift's Upcoming Denver Concert

DENVER (CBS4) - A warning has been issued ahead of Taylor Swift's concert in Denver. Police are receiving reports of fake tickets being sold online.

CSB4's Rahel Solomon spoke to a ticket broker about ways buyers can protect themselves. He says Craigslist ticket scams happen all the time and sometimes the fakes are hard to spot even for him.

Swift is known for drawing big crowds and selling out huge venues. Some of the tickets range from $100 to thousands of dollars.

"It's an unregulated market place and there's no recourse," Neil Bernstein with Bernie's Tickets said.

One victim says he spent $900 on fake tickets. He says the buyer, who said his name was Shawn, even provided a fake receipt.

Bernstein says music and sporting ticket fakes can be hard to spot.

"We're also susceptible, we've also been had," he said.

But there are ways to get protection.

"Ask for identification, take a picture of someone's driver's license," Bernstein said.

Bernstein says paper tickets are easiest to fake but hard tickets can also be bogus. So take a close look at the back of the ticket at the fine print.

"You can look at the printing and see -- it can be a little blurred is the best way to tell on a hard ticket," he said.

To be very sure buyers can even ask the seller to meet them at the event. Ask them to walk through the turnstile first and come back out so you know they're real. Then you can exchange cash for tickets and get to what matters most -- the show.

The victim posted on craigslist warning others about the scam. He said he's been contacted by dozens of people who say they have also lost hundreds and hundreds of dollars.

When looking to buy tickets on the secondary market check with the Better Business Bureau about ticket brokers.