Limerick people warned over social media 'scammers' claiming to have Munster final tickets

LIMERICK and Clare supporters are being warned to only purchase Munster final tickets from legitimate sources ahead of Sunday's match.

In the wake of terrace tickets on public sale selling out in just 23 minutes, a number of people claiming to be offering tickets for the big game posted to the social media network Twitter.

Some fans who were asked to transfer money in have reported being blocked by the Twitter user purporting to offer the ticket after funds were sent.

A senior source within Limerick GAA has said they are aware of the issue which is sadly common-place when big events with limited capacity go on sale.

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The chairman of Limerick Council's Joint Policing Committee, Cllr Adam Teskey described the move as "scurrilous" and urged gardai to clamp down on the activity.

"In a time where we have a severe cost-of-living crisis, to be out of pocket to this scurrilous act of crime has to be completely condemned,” he said. "This is another form now of cyber crime in which An Garda Siochana are resourced to deal with but need more dedicated personnel with regard to it."

"As JPC chair, I'd warm all people to ensure they are buying tickets from a legitimate source, and that at all times, they should be encouraged to acquire tickets through their club," he added.

"There should be no room for this type of behaviour in society. Irish people have always been honorable to deal with. We have a reputation of honouring a word-of-mouth agreement and this further depletes this reputation," he said.

One Twitter user stated: "Beware of fake Munster Final Tickets" before referring to a named person as a "scammer".

They shared a screengrab which purported their being blocked.

In a bid to convince people of their authenticity, some of those claiming to offer tickets may take images of event tickets from sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Scammers search sites for such posts and are able to create fake tickets by copying the barcode to persuade the customer of their authenticity.

It's led to warnings about sharing images of tickets on the internet in case they are used for this purpose.

The gardai says it does not comment on "third party material."