Texas Couple Scammed $10K On Fake Tickets To George Strait Flood Benefit Concert
on Jul 21, 2025
A Couple In Texas Has Been Scammed $10,000 On Fake Concert Tickets
A couple that fell victim to a scam are speaking out after losing $10,000 on what they thought were tickets to George Strait’s upcoming flood relief concert.
“My wife received a Facebook post advertising a George Strait fundraiser in Boerne,” said the man who asked that his identity be withheld for privacy. “Description, everything seemed legitimate.”
The benefit concert and dinner will take place on July 27 and is raising money for the victims of the Texas Hill Country flood.
According to the man, everything about the website and the tickets appeared to be legitimate, making it easier for him to wire the money to the scammer.
“I got online and started checking different websites,” he said. “Not a single mention of a scam based around this. Went to [George Strait’s] website, looked at wording and it was the same. Graphics—it was the same. It looked like George’s website.“
The couple then exchanged emails with the “seller” who they claimed to be responsive and open.
“The person at the other end of email—back and forth—seemed legit. Answering questions. We ended up wiring the money in – $10,000 for four tickets,” he explained. “Then we found out it was a scam. We had lost $10,000.”
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The Couple Warns Others What To Look For In Scams
The man who was scammed is now warning others how close these criminals are making it appear to the real thing. He claims that there was a single-letter difference in the email address provided in the Facebook post his wife saw to the legitimate benefit website.
“There was one letter that was different in the email in this FB post from the email on George’s website,” he said. “That was all it took. From that one letter, the money was wired to the wrong place. The charity got nothing.”
He said he hopes that whoever did this gets caught and suffers severe consequences for taking advantage of such a tragic situation.
“Tragedies bring out the best—Texas in particular. It also brings out the worst, reprehensible in people. There will always be people who are unscrupulous. Want to take advantage. It doesn’t matter how tragic,” he explained. “I think they should get life in prison. It is one of the worst things.”
The man is now warning others to use extreme caution when purchasing tickets online, and always do research on third party sellers.
“If you get anything from a third party do your research on that. Beyond that, don’t buy anything from that post. Only buy it from a legit website you checked independently from that post. Chances are good it’s not legit,” he said.
“Strait To The Heart” Sells Out In Days
Just days after the concert was initially advertised, Strait took to his personal Instagram to announce the show was sold out.
“𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘛𝘰 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 7/15 𝘢𝘵 10 𝘢𝘮 𝘊𝘚𝘛: 𝘞𝘌 𝘈𝘙𝘌 𝘚𝘖𝘓𝘋 𝘖𝘜𝘛 — 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘰. — 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘎𝘚.”
According to the press release, Strait partnered with businessman and Vaqueros del Mar partner of 15-years, Tom Cusick, to organize a “special benefit dinner and concert in Boerne, Texas, ‘Strait To The Heart,’ at Estancia at Thunder Valley indoor arena.”
“The destruction and loss in our community from the recent flood is hard to wrap your head around. Our hearts and prayers are with you all. The goal with this event is to raise meaningful, immediate support that can be put directly into the hands of flood victims without delay, while also honoring the first responders that work tirelessly to save lives,” George said in the release.
