They are usually from profiles with a fair innocuous profile picture but few likes or followers using bad grammar with incorrect spelling but us good hearted normal people will sometimes fall for them. They may get very rude and abusive if you start to question them as well as pressuring you to “register” and send money. They also know very little about the event or even what event it is and will give you inflated footfall figures and nonsensical parking details – that’s always a good tactic if you are questioning them, ask them excitedly if there is a multi storey carpark attached to the venue!
Also check on the website of the venue to see if the event is publicised – although that’s not always foolproof as the Victoria Hall don’t advertise our regular event, just their own.
If you see a post purporting to be from Ruby’s Vintage Fair or Dolly’s Artisan Fair and it’s not from the official site or from either of your two organisers, then please do let us know. You could also check with the venue to make sure this is a proper event that has been booked with them.
The other thing they do is to pretend to be selling tickets that are no longer needed – and the event is not one that requires tickets so beware of that scam as well.
Stay Safe Out There!
