Jun 28 2006
Chamillionaire, Chris Brown, & Ciara Concert Scam
Dubuque, Iowa was getting ready for Friday’s “Summer Jam 2K6″, a concert this featuring Chamillionaire, Chris Brown, and Ciara (C-Era) when, according to the Des Monies Register, they received a most disturbing phone call:
T. Gray, a representative for Chamillionaire, said the artist is scheduled to shoot a video in Los Angeles on Friday, and “I guarantee Iowa was not on the schedule for late June.”
It seems the entire concert was nothing but an elaborate scam (Des Monies Register):
About 1,000 of the $25 tickets had been sold.
“They were real tickets to a fake show, which you don’t see too often,” Dubuque County Sheriff Kenneth Runde said.
There were radio commercials to promote the event, and someone had even reserved the stage at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds.
Apparently, the scam worked on everyone; even the police who had agreed to provide security for the event. According the article, very little of the money has been recovered. I suspect the scammers and money are long-gone.
Story Update: 6/29
According to KCRG TV, two men have been arrested in conjunction with this scam.
Authorities say Jeffrey Adam Revis, 20, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, and Charles L. Warthan, 30, of Chattanooga, Tenn., sold tickets for “Summer Jam 2006″ at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds. But artists listed on the tickets they were never booked to play at the concert.
This scam really permeated the community.
The Dubuquque County Fairgrounds
I’m going to see Chamillionaire, Chris Brown and Ciara on June 30th in Dubuque, Iowa. Pretty much going just to see Chamillionaire, but I won’t mind checking out Ciara. I think this concert will move up to my new #1.
Even VH1 had it listed.
This scam had a lot of people duped.
November 22nd, 2009 at 9:58 pm
i kinda like the R&B music of Chris Brown but i dont like the way Chris Brown beats her ex girlfriend Rihanna.