Producers of a Sandy benefit concert said scam artists are hawking fake tickets to the star-studded event, just a day after it was revealed that scalpers were reselling ducats at astronomical prices without having to donate their profits.
“We do know there are counterfeit tickets out there, so we want people to be wary of them,” said Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein, a producer of the sold out “12-12-12 Concert For Sandy Relief” at Madison Square Garden.
Proceeds from the show — which will feature The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, The Who, Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen and other top acts — will go to the Robin Hood foundation. Roughly $30 million has been raised so far, organizers said.
But scalpers hawking tickets do not have to share their profits, even though some tickets were resold for $3,700 a pop.
“We think it’s despicable. We encourage everyone to stay away from scalpers’ tickets,” said David Saltzman of Robin Hood.