US EditionLouvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion euro scheme
Nine suspects, including two tour guides, charged with a scheme that cost the Louvre over €10 million by reusing tickets and splitting groups to avoid fees.
- A top official at the Louvre said it is statistically inevitable that fraud would occur at large museums with high attendance levels.
- Paris prosecutors detained nine people last week connected to a 10 million euro ticket-fraud scheme involving multiple reuse of tickets at the Louvre.
- Two Chinese tour guides and some Louvre employees are accused of reusing tickets multiple times to fraudulently admit groups.
- The Louvre has tightened ticket scanning rules, limiting tickets to two scans, and alerted police about the fraud case.
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A 17 billion won ticket fraud involving internal employees occurred... The general manager of Louvre No. 2 said that it was statistically inevitable due to the scale of the fraud. Public opinion at the Louvre worsens due to management avoiding responsibility while problems such as theft, strikes, and employee treatment are piling up. A 17 billion won ticket fraud occurred at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
French Police Break Up 10 Million Euro Louvre Ticket Scam Targeting Chinese Tourists
French Police Break Up €10 Million Louvre Ticket Scam Targeting Chinese Tourists - Nine suspects, including museum staff and tour guides, are charged in a decade-long scheme that allegedly reused valid tickets and siphoned millions from the Paris landmark
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Louvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion dollar scheme
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — For the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, it is “statistically inevitable” that fraud would come up at some point, the museum’s No. 2 said in the wake of a decade-long, $11.8 million suspected ticket-fraud scheme revealed last week. Kim Pham, the Louvre’s general administrator, told The Associated Press that the museum’s unique scale makes it particularly vulnerable. However, pressed to name other institutio…
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Louvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion euro scheme
The Louvre’s No. 2 has described a more than 10 million euros ticket fraud scheme as something that was likely inevitable.
The Louvre Paris Lost $12 Million Due to a Ticket Scam
The Louvre has a new scandal in the headlines. The French museum uncovered a ticket scam in 2024 that may have cost it $12 million over a decade, according to recent reports. Police arrested nine people last week who may have been involved in running the scam and laundering money. It is the latest blow in a series of events that have plagued the popular museum in recent months. The ticket scam came to light after the museum filed a complaint in …
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