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A number of ticket brokers have been the attempted target of fraudsters attempting to purchase event tickets in the New England area over the last few weeks. Some of the attempted ticket fraud attempts have the perpetrator using credit card information that appears to have come from previous purchases the card holder had made, possibly from Craigslist ticket purchases.

The thing that makes these attempts more serious is the fact that the perpetrators have all the correct information including the correct three digit credit security code, even when the cardholder still has the card in his possession. Some of the cardholders questioned indicated they had previ0usly bought tickets from Craigslist with their credit cards giving all their personal information, including their security code.

Most of the fraud attempts have been for major sporting events such as the Boston Bruins tickets and New England Patriots tickets and usually involve an attempt to have them emailed. The fraud unit at Preferred Seating Tickets were able to stop the sales from going through several times last week but the same guys were back trying to use another stolen credit card again today.

Fans should be aware that just because someone accepts credit card payments, that does not always mean the company is legit, and they should do some background checking first which should include a Better Business Bureau check and a search on Google for company information.

The Boston Bruins will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning for another shot at the Stanley Cup Finals and 2012 Eastern Conference Finals tickets are on sale . The schedule for the Boston Bruins against the Tampa Bay Lighting has the teams beginning play at the TD Garden on Saturday May 14th and not back again until the 17th before they head down to Tampa Bay for games 3 and 4 on May 19th and the 21st.

Ticket prices for the Boston Bruins vs Tampa Bay Lightning games at TD Garden are starting at $140 and up per seat and up and good center ice tickets will set you back a few car payments and there are plenty of seats available right now at PreferredSeat.com.

Down in Tampa Bay at the St. Pete Times Forum it’s another story with ticket prices for the playoff games are running just $74 and up per seat. There are plenty of seats still available for their home games starting on Thursday May 19th and the best seats are about one half the price of playoff tickets in Boston.

2012 Eastern Conference Finals Schedule

2010 NHL Winter Classic Tickets for Fenway Park on January 1st are on sale now and going fast. The NHL Winter Classic began in Buffalo in 2008 and became a big hit after the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings.

The first two games were played on football fields but the Wrigley Field location was by far the most popular location.The 2010 Winter Classic at the legendary Fenway Park will be a classic as well.

The Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins are both playing well this season and should provide a great game at Fenway. The weather will always be questionable but that adds to the game as long as there isn’t a whiteout.