They buy an entrance for a drone festival in Valencia and cheer up to all

Dozens of people have been scammed after buying tickets between 15 and 18 euros for a false drone show that It has been announced through social networks and that, supposedly, was going to be held in the City of Arts and Sciences for several days of August.

One of the affected people, whatAnd this Saturday he has filed a complaint with the National Police, he explained to Efe that they are “more than two hundred” the people who have been scammed “With a show that does not exist” and whose entry paid in advance.

This woman explained that they came to see the show last Friday “And we left all outraged and dead of heat. It was all quite chaotic”although he has indicated that he does not know if there are more people who have filed a complaint for these facts.

“The worst thing is that the website continues to sell“said this victim, which warns that they continue to sell entry for this supposed fraudulent show for August 21.

In the complaint filed Before the National Police, to which Efe has had accessthe affected explains that on August 8 he observed on the Instagram platform an advertisement in which tickets were offered to A drone event that was going to be held on August 15 for the amount of 17 euros each.

After accessing the link they provided, he paid with his bank card two entries on the web for A total amount of 34 euros and, after making the payment received the confirmation of the purchase through an SMS message on the mobile.

As the text of the complaint adds, on August 15 he appeared in the City of Arts and Sciences To attend the event and verified, together with a group of about 200 peoplethat no drone day was celebrated there, presuming that he could have been the victim of a scam.

The consumer union spokesman in the Valencian Community, Francisco Rodríguez, explained to Efe that The same website offers similar shows for Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Bilbao on future dates, which is why the organization of which it is part of intends to channel the complaints of those affected jointly before the National Court.

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“The scammed amounts are not high, so we fear that people may think that You may not be compensated to start a legacy to recover them. That's why we offer ourselves, “he added.

For its part, the City of Arts and Sciences He pointed out on August 14 in his official X account that is not organizing for this month of August no drone festival in the complex, and clarifies that they always announce through their official channels (social networks and web pages) their novelties, services and events of these characteristics.