Live Nation Malaysia managing director Paramananthan Rajagopal cautions concertgoers that private offers for BTS tickets are fraudulent and urges purchases only through official channels, highlighting past scam incidents and the difficulty of spotting online resellers.
Live Nation Malaysia managing director Paramananthan Rajagopal warns local fans about ticketing scams and urges them to buy concert tickets only through official sources. — Picture by Raymond Manuel and screenshot via X!
Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Live Nation Malaysia’s managing director, Paramananthan Rajagopal, has warned concertgoers that claims of privately distributed tickets for the upcoming BTS concert in Kuala Lumpur are a scam.
The warning follows an online uproar among Malaysian fans, who shared screenshots of a social media post by an influencer allegedly selling tickets for the highly anticipatedIn one screenshot, the influencer was allegedly seen offering a Soundcheck VIP Package ticket for RM3,288 — nearly triple its official price of RM1,288. The controversy erupted despite official membership pre-sales for the two-day stadium concert only being scheduled to begin on June 3, sparking speculation among local fans that tickets were being quietly distributed before public access opened.
The controversy has sparked an uproar among Malaysian BTS fans online. — Screenshot via X and Threads “I heard something about this and I am aware of this but you know, scammers are scammers, they will say anything to scam you.
“So they might say things like there’s an insider, then people would trust them and believe that they got the tickets and things like that,” Paramananthan told local media following the launch of KL Headline Season 2026 yesterday evening. Aside from urging fans to buy tickets only from official sources, he said he had faced similar situations with previous concerts and noted that it was difficult to identify resellers as most transactions were conducted online.
Highlighting how some ticket scams operate, he said some buyers may only secure four or eight tickets, before claiming they have 40 tickets in hand. He also said the recently announced 'Beli Tiket Selamat' campaign by Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, which aims to curb ticketing scams, had come at the right time.
“That’s why we didn’t just launch the KL Headline Season 2026, our first agenda was the Beli Tiket Selamat initiative. The Beli Tiket Selamat initiative aims to protect Malaysians before, during and after ticket fraud incidents through awareness, victim support and structured intelligence sharing with enforcement agencies. According to Fahmi, the initiative includes a dedicated website for ticket scam awareness, victim reporting and verified scam intelligence.
Participating concert venues will also host physical Beli Tiket Selamat help desks, allowing ticket scam victims to receive a reference number, a pre-filled National Scam Response Centre report and guidance on the next steps within 15 minutes.
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