BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – Imagine driving five hours from Alabama to the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans just to be turned away minutes before the Super Bowl.

That is exactly why local leaders with the Better Business Bureau want football fans to be cautious.

“It’s really a shame if you get all the way to New Orleans and you get up to the gate and show them your phone and the ticket agent says ‘I’m sorry, that ticket’s a complete fake,’” said Carl Bates with the BBB.

The cheapest Super Bowl tickets on Ticketmaster this Thursday were going for about $3,000 each.

Because of the cost, and how close the game is to the state, Alabamians may be tempted to search on social media for last minute deals.

However, the BBB warns those all too good to be true deals likely are.

“$250 a piece,” Bates said. “There are no $250 Super Bowl tickets. Let’s face it. There’s legitimate ticket brokers here in the Birmingham market and in Alabama that remarket tickets that are good folks and legitimate folks.”

If the seller is not offering a refund policy, Bates added that is a sign consumers could be dealing with a scammer.

He wants fans to do business with real ticket brokers. A list from the BBB can be found here.

Speaking on money, the BBB is already noticing online gambling scams with the Super Bowl this year.

People may see social media posts claiming if they bet $100 they could win $500.

Bates warns users to stay away from these because they are likely fake.

“Plus, gambling’s illegal in the State of Alabama,” he said. “Online gambling is still illegal in the State of Alabama and so you need to be very careful cause if you were a jackpot winner, now you got to face what could be the police on that deal.”

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