RedThom
02-13-2009, 10:49 AM
My friend posted this as a myspace bulletin.
"I'm not seeing daft punk in china, and neither are 2,000 other people"
http://iheartyu.com/daft-fraud/
The much anticipated “Daft Hidden” concert set for Friday the 13th in Shanghai has been revealed as a well planned case of fraud, affecting nearly 2,000 ticket buyers. Would be concert goers paid $70USD for tickets to a bogus show, and are now left crying for blood.
Billed as a “hidden” concert, attendees turned over their email and phone numbers and were told that an SMS message would reveal the location of Daft Punk’s legendary live show. This is a common guerrilla marketing tactic for dj’s in Europe, and the otherwise fishy twist was well received by ticket buyers as an eccentric addition to the already fevered excitement surrounding the show.
Tickets were sold from the well furnished and well staffed office for “Red Wall Events” in the trendy Xin Tian Di area, where unsuspecting employees sold tickets to even more unsuspecting fans.
Unfortunately, after repeated requests from the show’s promoter to view the secret venue, the organizers of the show/fraud disappeared from view with an estimated $140,000 USD in tow. After promoters contacted EMI, their suspicions that Daft Punk was NOT performing in Shanghai were confirmed. The show’s website, www.dafthidden.com, has been removed, and it’s creator, a Chinese freelance webdesigner says he was paid in full by an anonymous Frenchman to build the site after being contacted over the phone.
The suspected perpetrators are one alleged French citizen Thomas Ramirez and another alleged Swiss citizen Andy Da Silva, who’s only images from their offices security camera are shown below. The office was leased under false identities, and no official documentation linking to the perpetrators is available.
This blogger believes that there is more to meet the eye, and that the fraudsters are actually 2 kids from Hunan and the best fucking makeup artist on the planet. You heard it here first.
"I'm not seeing daft punk in china, and neither are 2,000 other people"
http://iheartyu.com/daft-fraud/
The much anticipated “Daft Hidden” concert set for Friday the 13th in Shanghai has been revealed as a well planned case of fraud, affecting nearly 2,000 ticket buyers. Would be concert goers paid $70USD for tickets to a bogus show, and are now left crying for blood.
Billed as a “hidden” concert, attendees turned over their email and phone numbers and were told that an SMS message would reveal the location of Daft Punk’s legendary live show. This is a common guerrilla marketing tactic for dj’s in Europe, and the otherwise fishy twist was well received by ticket buyers as an eccentric addition to the already fevered excitement surrounding the show.
Tickets were sold from the well furnished and well staffed office for “Red Wall Events” in the trendy Xin Tian Di area, where unsuspecting employees sold tickets to even more unsuspecting fans.
Unfortunately, after repeated requests from the show’s promoter to view the secret venue, the organizers of the show/fraud disappeared from view with an estimated $140,000 USD in tow. After promoters contacted EMI, their suspicions that Daft Punk was NOT performing in Shanghai were confirmed. The show’s website, www.dafthidden.com, has been removed, and it’s creator, a Chinese freelance webdesigner says he was paid in full by an anonymous Frenchman to build the site after being contacted over the phone.
The suspected perpetrators are one alleged French citizen Thomas Ramirez and another alleged Swiss citizen Andy Da Silva, who’s only images from their offices security camera are shown below. The office was leased under false identities, and no official documentation linking to the perpetrators is available.
This blogger believes that there is more to meet the eye, and that the fraudsters are actually 2 kids from Hunan and the best fucking makeup artist on the planet. You heard it here first.