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 "Dealing with a heartbreaking Super Bowl loss is bad enough,"
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a statement
on Monday. "But we've also heard reports of fans buying tickets from
brokers, only to find out the brokers did not even have the tickets
they purported to sell."
"Not only were these fans unable to attend the game, but they were
also out hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars for the cost of
airfare and accommodations," he added.
The Seattle Seahawks fell 28-24 to the New England Patriots in the
National Football League's championship game two Sundays ago,
failing to advance the ball one yard in the final seconds of play.
 Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson's pass was intercepted in the
final seconds of the game, leaving exasperated fans wondering why
the team didn't simply hand the ball to powerhouse running back
Marshawn Lynch to punch it into the end zone.
Ferguson said fans who experienced fraud should contact the Attorney
General's Office and file a complaint. The office will review the
cases to determine whether individual brokers' actions violated the
state's Consumer Protection Act.
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The face value for tickets to the big game ranged between $800 and
$1,900, though a last-minute ticket was reported to cost several
times that on the secondary market.
(Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle; Editing by Eric Walsh)
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