The Concert That Isn't

U2 and Slane Castle---an Irish band in a famed Irish venue. Except it's not about to happen.

Have you been to globalticketshop.com? Put down four hundred euros for a July 1st concert? Congratulations. You've been scammed.

There is no concert at Slane Castle on the first of July.

LiveNation is the sole promoter of U2 and they're the only ones selling tickets to concerts that are scheduled and this isn't their website and they're not selling tickets.

The Garda Fraud Squad is getting to the bottom of it, but the website is owned by someone in the States and that makes it a bit more difficult to put an end to the scam. On top of that, the website host is in India and the phone numbers on the site are based in England. It's a job for Interpol.

Lord Henry Montcharles, who owns Slane Castle, didn't find out about the fraud until his people started fielding phone calls for information. He's asked that the website take down the fraudulent offer, but when last he checked, it was still there.

So if you think you're one of the lucky few to score tickets for a premier U2 event, you might want to contact your local authorities and your credit card issuer. You've been had in a modern day version of scalping.