Beijing Ticket Scam
Sent: Sep 5, 2008 4:13 AM
To: BTS US GRP 2
Subject: Beijing Ticket Scam
I obtained your name and contact information from Valentine & Co., which next week will convene meetings of Xclusive creditors pursuant to UK law for the purpose of placing the companies into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. Next week, I will be attending the liquidation meetings on behalf of defrauded consumers, some of whom are families and friends of 2008 Olympians. We now know that nearly two thousand consumers throughout the world were defrauded just by the websites operated by the Xclusive entities.
My Houston, Texas-based law firm — Moriarty Leyendecker Erben — is investigating whether civil proceedings can be pursued against the perpetrators of this fraud. We also are in contact with government and law enforcement officials in the United States and Europe who we believe are contemplating filing criminal charges against the individuals involved. More information about our investigation and contacts for relevant government authorities are available at our Web site at
We believe that Olympics officials were aware that consumers were being defrauded by sophisticated, official-looking online ticket sites for months before the Beijing Games, but simply waited too long to act to prevent the massive fraud. Further complicating the situation was the IOC’s controversial “exclusive” broker arrangement which prevented most defrauded consumers from obtaining tickets in Beijing. Looking ahead, we hope to effect ticketing reforms before the Vancouver and London Games.
If you have questions or information that would be helpful to our investigation, please contact me at your convenience.
Thank you for your time.
Yours Truly,
Jim Moriarty
Moriarty Leyendecker Erben
1150 Bissonnet Street
Houston, Texas 77005
713-528-0700
713-528-1390 fax