Olympic Internet Ticket Scam Dupes Fans

The fraudulent site features an official Beijing Games logo, with a London phone number and an address in Phoenix, Arizona.

"Our sympathy goes to them. The IOC is concerned. We always told people to buy tickets from the official (Australian) supplier," said Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates on Monday.

Beijing organizing committee spokesman Sun Weide said he did not know the exact details of the Internet ticket scam. "So far I don't know the details. We always encourage people to go through the regular ticketing channels. We are against ticket sales on the black market."

Tickets for events in Beijing were completely sold out last week with seats only available for competitions in co-host cities.