Why is clean proof dangerous?

Clean screenshots can be reused. A scammer can take your proof and show it to another fan as if they own the ticket.

What should I hide in ticket proof?

Hide barcodes, QR codes, order numbers, confirmation numbers, transfer links, and full email addresses.

How Sellers Avoid Buyer Scams

How to avoid getting scammed as a seller.

Overview

Never send clean proof: Screenshots and screen recordings will be stolen and reused to scam others.
Never pay a buyer protection fee: Some scammers ask sellers to pay a small fee upfront as a "deposit" to be safe. This is a scam. Don't do it.
Check their profile: If a buyer is telling multiple users they are interested in the same event but in different locations, they are likely trying to steal your data .

1. Ticket Proof Theft

These scammers have zero intention of buying your ticket. They want your unwatermarked screenshots or video recordings so they can spin around and fake ownership to an actual victim.

Red Flags: Demanding clean screenshots with order numbers.
The Defense: Always overlay a heavy watermark and black out QR codes, barcodes, and reference numbers.

Get vouched by Vouchfirst here so that you don't have to share your QR code with strangers.
Example:

2. Fake Buyer Guarantee Fees

They ask you to pay a small fee upfront so that they can be safe as a deposit.

Used a lot by a user named u/gangystyle on Reddit before being banned after 5 months
Related posts: Moderator: please report • Getting scammed by gangystyle

3. Contacting Multiple Sellers for Unrelated Geographic Locations

They contact dozens of unrelated sellers across the globe to farm ticket proof and personal information. Check their profile on Reddit or Vouchfirst by clicking their username

Example:

4. Leaving Private Contacts in Public Posts

Leaving their telegram and whatsapp contacts in every post so that they can move the conversation off-platform so that they can get as many sellers as possible to send them clean proof and then they can scam the sellers.

Example Post:
Can you maybe chat me up via mail , telegram or signal then we can discuss properly on there thanks : )
Signal number - +censored
Telegram id - @censored
Gmail - [email protected]

How to avoid getting scammed as a seller.

Overview

Never send clean proof: Screenshots and screen recordings will be stolen and reused to scam others.
Never pay a buyer protection fee: Some scammers ask sellers to pay a small fee upfront as a "deposit" to be safe. This is a scam. Don't do it.
Check their profile: If a buyer is telling multiple users they are interested in the same event but in different locations, they are likely trying to steal your data .

1. Ticket Proof Theft

These scammers have zero intention of buying your ticket. They want your unwatermarked screenshots or video recordings so they can spin around and fake ownership to an actual victim.

Red Flags: Demanding clean screenshots with order numbers.

The Defense: Always overlay a heavy watermark and black out QR codes, barcodes, and reference numbers.

Get vouched by Vouchfirst here so that you don't have to share your QR code with strangers.

Example:

4. Leaving Private Contacts in Public Posts

Example Post:

Can you maybe chat me up via mail , telegram or signal then we can discuss properly on there thanks : )
Signal number - +censored
Telegram id - @censored
Gmail - [email protected]