Beaverton police responded Friday to a call at Lazerquick at 2770 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. at about 11:45 a.m. for a report of a theft where a woman had written two bad checks that totaled more than $5,000, Detective Pam Yazzolino said.
The merchandise which had been purchased with those checks by Olga Antroprova, 24, was fliers and posters promoting a fake concert headlined by the singer Shakira, which was said to be in Bellevue, Wash. from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, Yazzolino said.
To sell the phony tickets the scammers had set up a Web site where they could be purchased for $230 each, Yazzolino said.
She said it isn't known how many of the fake tickets were sold or how many victims there have been.
On Monday, detectives arrested Nguyen Nguyen, 35, on three outstanding warrants and are investigating his involvement with the fake concert ticket scam, Yazzolino said.
Antroprova voluntarily came forward and is cooperating with detectives, Yazzolino said.
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