Pilgrims to the Vatican and Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul II on May 1st are being asked by Italian police to be careful of any ticketing schemes.
They are emphasising that the beatification event is free, after an American is under investigation for a ticketing scam related to the religious celebration.
The American tour guide is suspected of selling fake tickets costing 166 euros to the beatification, and of using the website “vaticancitytours.
com” to sell them.
Police have searched the suspect’s home where some beatification ‘vouchers’ were found’.
With the event free, and two million pilgrims expect in Rome for Pope John Paul’s beatification, visitors are being asked to be vigilant of such schemes.