- Avoid sellers pressuring you with urgent payment or private wire transfer requests.
- Treat social media ticket offers, screenshots, and unverifiable PDFs as high risk.
- Be cautious with travel packages that do not clearly name hotels, ticket category, and cancellation rules.
- Do not share passport scans or payment details through unverified messaging accounts.
- Use official ticketing and official hospitality channels whenever possible.
- Search the company name plus terms like scam, refund, reviews, and complaint before paying.
- Check whether the website has real business details, refund policy, and secure payment handling.
- Remember that cheap final-weekend hotel deals near major host venues may be misleading or unavailable.
Best practice: start from official FIFA ticketing and hospitality pages, then verify every provider before payment.