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\nA popular summer fun spot in Louisville may be a scam victim, and the incident is begetting even more victims.<\/p>\n
\nA popular summer fun spot in Louisville may be a scam victim, and the incident is begetting even more victims.<\/p>\n
Excitement is building at Kentucky Kingdom as people wait to get into the park. However, that excitement was crushed for some, when their newly purchased season passes refused to scan.<\/p>\n
Kentucky Kingdom officials sent an alert around late Monday night announcing that thieves stole out-of-state credit cards to purchase hundreds of season passes, then sold them to local buyers “at a significantly discounted price.” Tuesday afternoon, Kentucky Kingdom reported that 11 stolen credit-card numbers were used to purchase 640 passes (worth $38,000), “but that number could grow as the investigation continues.”<\/p>\n
They said hundreds of people have fallen victim after purchasing those discounted passes from an unidentified third party.<\/p>\n
The early-bird price for a season pass is currently $59.95. That price ends Tuesday night, meaning that thousands of people have utilized the discount to buy season passes in the past week. Kentucky Kingdom owner Ed Hart said that has made it easier for scammers to blend into the crowd.<\/p>\n
Hart said they are working with the fraud unit and are expecting to find who they is doing this crime. most of the cards are from out-of-state making it a federal crime so therefore the FBI may be investigating also.<\/p>\n
As the park works to track down those responsible, it is also dealing with several others who were just looking for a good deal. Devonte Snellen bought two passes from a man he walked past in his neighborhood.<\/p>\n
The park offered two individuals that had been scammed an extended time period during which they can purchase passes at the early bird rate of $59.95. After Tuesday (6\/06) at midnight, prices for an individual season pass will increase to $99.95.<\/p>\n
Kentucky Kingdom is taking this chance to remind people that legitimate tickets can be only purchased at local Kroger locations, at the park itself or online at www.kentuckykingdom.com.
\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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