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Watch Out For Wsop Scams
Warning against "discounted rates" for Main
Event seats
Enterprising crooks have apparently been trying to scam poker players
with offers of heavily discounted seats for the main event of the
2007 World Series of Poker epic scheduled for July in Las Vegas.
WSOP officials have issued a warning after receiving reports about
"sensational" offers currently circulating on email and
instant messenging channels, cautioning the public about the scam
and urging players to ignore the fraudsters' attempts.
The offers apparently involve up to 40 percent discounts on main
event seats, the buy-in for which is $10 000. The offerers claim
to be either winners of satellite events trying to cash in their
seat, or seat holders who have since discovered they cannot make
the tournament.
Spokesmen for WSOP organisers Harrah's,say that pre-registered
seats, however, can't be sold or traded and Harrah's will not honour
transferred registrations. In any event, anyone who pre-registered
for events this year can receive a full refund of their payment
if they can't participate.
"Ask yourself this," the Harrah's cautionary suggests:
"Why would an individual accept $6 000 for a seat he allegedly
won when he or she knows they can get the full $10 000 refunded?"
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