There was a fake Minecraft con in Florida where some guy ripped $50,000 from mostly kids
One kid got to go to the convention for his birthday present, there is a video tape of him being super excited before going
Only for it to be a scam.
It was also suppose to be a 2 day convention, and it was 2 hours long.
There were contests held where people got prize checks, but they all turned out to be bad checks.
Not only that, but the guy who made the fake convention also sold tickets for a convention in New York that was never booked and never cancelled. So people can't even get a refund.
$100,000 from ripping off kids, and very little work