Chinese football fans are being warned about numerous scams surrounding Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi and his visit to Beijing for a friendly against Australia. Scammers and ticket scalpers are hoping to capitalize on the Messi mania by offering dubious deals, including an evening in his company for CNY 300,000 ($42,000). Beijing police have joked on social media that if someone falls for such a scam, they will raise a glass to them. Other unauthorized offers include stadium passes for CNY 5,000, a VIP package, and a shopping livestream appearance by Messi extolling the virtues of a product for CNY 50m. Despite anti-scalping measures, tickets for the match were quickly sold out and dozens of merchants on the Taobao online shopping platform are offering to resell them for up to CNY 18,000. Messi will also play another friendly match against Indonesia in Jakarta on June 19.
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