Hong Kong police arrest 10 over sale of fake tickets to BigBang and other concerts

South China Morning Post - Nov 12, 2026

Police have arrested 10 people for allegedly selling counterfeit tickets to shows in Hong Kong, including concerts by Korean boy band BigBang, swindling victims out of at least HK$360,000 (US$46,150) through online scams and fake storefronts. The police force said on Thursday that the counterfeits were almost identical to genuine tickets and hard to spot as fakes with the naked eye, but were made of rougher paper, had duller printing and lacked the genuine tickets’ laser-emitting corner...

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