Scammer made fake event page for New Year's "Peepsfest" event
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (CBS) -- If you're still trying to make plans to ring in the new year, officials in Bethlehem want you to know about a scam involving Peepsfest.
Someone is using the website Eventbrite to sell fake tickets to the family-friendly celebration.
Peepsfest is this Friday and Saturday afternoon at the Bethlehem Steel Stacks.
The festivities include the annual dropping of a 400-pound Peep, followed by fireworks.
If you bought tickets through Eventbrite -- organizers say you will be getting a refund. This link goes to Eventbrite's support page.
"Everyone who purchased an unauthorized Peepsfest ticket through Eventbrite will be immediately refunded and receive email communications confirming their refund," a rep for the event's production company said in a statement to CBS Philadelphia. "We encourage everyone to purchase tickets through the official SteelStacks Peepsfest site."
