Hundreds of Lil' Wayne fans were left fuming after a phony promoter tricked a nightclub into advertising a fake gig by the rapper.More than 700 people showed up at Club Illusions in Alabama on Saturday night, only to find the star was a no show. The club manager has now revealed that the gig was part of an elaborate scam by a bogus concert promoter, who promised a gig by the Lollipop star and then allegedly disappeared with over $45,000 in ticket sales.
Manager Esa Jones admits that all the club officials were fooled by the man, who identified himself as Tony Lee and claimed to be a representative for Coastal Boy Entertainment.
She says, “We got scammed real bad. It looked planned, they printed tickets, had radio advertisements, ticket locations, it looks so legit.”
A police investigation is underway to look into the alleged fraud.
