Inaugural Committee Warns Of Ticket Scams
In an effort to thwart potential Internet scams, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies issued a warning on Thursday that tickets to President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in will be provided free of charge and distributed through members of the 111th Congress and not through any other Web site or ticket outlet. “Any Web site or ticket broker claiming that they have inaugural tickets is simply not telling the truth,” said Howard Gantman, staff director for the inaugural committee.
"We urge the public to view any offers of tickets for sale with great skepticism,” Gantman said in a statement. Tickets for the Jan. 20, 2009 event will not be distributed to congressional offices until the week before the inauguration and will require in‐person pick‐up. About 250,000 people are expected to be seated and standing between the U.S. Capitol and 3rd Street plus hundreds of thousands more will pack the National Mall and line the parade route. Ticketing resource StubHub.com shows vendors have already listed tickets to the swearing-in for as much as $3,715.
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