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"The Missouri Attorney General's Office is warning fans planning to make the trip to Atlanta to see the Missouri Tigers play for the SEC Championship on Saturday that they should be aware of the risk of being scammed.Watch report\"Tickets to the SEC Championship are in high demand, which creates an environment for scammers and counterfeiters,\" said Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster.The Tigers clinched the SEC East title Saturday night with a win over Texas A&amp;M. They will play SEC West champion Auburn for the league title, with an outside shot at a national championship game berth still on the line.Fans have been thrilled, buying up gear and other Mizzou items at stores like the Rally House on the Country Club Plaza.\"People were just (asking), 'Are those the new shirts?' And we said, 'Yes. Hot off the press,'\" said Deana Perkins of Rally House. \"We could not get them folded up and up there fast enough. People were wanting them that fast.\"The enthusiasm extends to fans eager to see the Tigers play for their first-ever SEC title, in just the school's second year in the conference.Koster said scammers may design fake tickets that look real, or make multiple copies of the same printed-out ticket. He said people may also promise tickets through websites, such as Craigslist, and not deliver what they've been paid for.He recommended that people who didn't buy tickets through the Missouri Athletic Department stick with trusted secondary market vendors, such as Ticketmaster or StubHub. He said to only use vendors that guarantee refunds if a buyer doesn't get valid tickets.\u00A0Check with the National Association of Ticket BrokersKoster also discouraged people from paying cash to a stranger for tickets, because it will likely be almost impossible to find the seller again. He said credit card purchases are safer because a customer who gets invalid tickets can dispute the charge.Perkins said fans might want to do what she's been doing, following the team from the comfort of a couch.\"I live in an apartment building and I'm surprised I haven't gotten thrown out yet,\" she said. \"I get very involved in the games.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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