About 100 people bought bogus online tickets to the NRL grand final in Sydney, police say.
A group of people had been instructed to meet at a hotel near ANZ Stadium about 3pm (AEST) on Sunday to collect tickets they had bought online to watch St George take on the Sydney Roosters.
When the seller failed to arrive with the tickets as arranged, victims attempted to contact the seller by phone.
All attempts were unsuccessful and police were called in.
Police said on Tuesday that about 100 people were believed to have fallen victim to the scam, which involved buying tickets to the Grand Final via the internet.
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They have spoken with a number of victims but suspect there may be some who left the hotel before police arrived.
The NRL issued a statement on September 27 saying ticketed NRL club members had snapped up the last remaining tickets.
It was the first time that tickets to the grand final had sold out at such an early stage.
Anyone with information about the incident, or who believes they are a victim, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
