Agency urges caution if buying Packers-Vikings tickets

Milwaukee (AP) — The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is warning football fans that big games such as this weekend's Vikings-Packers game tend to invite ticket scams.

Already this season, one Packers fan paid $4,000 to an online seller for season tickets that never arrived. Last season, police found that counterfeit tickets for big games were sold near Lambeau Field.

The agency recommends the following precautions:

* Make sure tickets have a 'Packers' watermark on the back, perforated edges of the left and bottom, and ink that doesn't smudge when moistened.
• * If you buy tickets online, choose a seller with a long history of satisfied customers.
• * Get the seller's real name and contact information.
• * Pay with credit card, check or Paypal, not cash.