Thrill-seekers looking for a deal for Alton Towers are being warned of a bogus website claiming to sell discounted tickets.
Thousands of people could already have been conned by the website and the theme park has issued a warning to potential visitors of a social media ticket scam, The Daily Post reports.
Website ukgroupdeals is selling the bogus tickets which sees bargain hunters also offered a limited time deal for a park ticket and "fast-track" combination which can be bought at £21.20 - almost a 60 per cent discount.
The Facebook listing claims that the tickets are "VALID FOR GATE ADMISSION ONLY, NO HOTEL INCLUDE" and features a photograph of the now-dismantled Corkscrew ride.
Despite Alton Towers confirming that the deal is not legitimate the scam appears to have claimed almost 2,500 victims so far.
Alton Towers has taken to social media to warn potential visitors of the fraudulent offer which is not affiliated with the park in any way, and advises that tickets should only be purchased through the official website.
The theme park has also assured that action is being taken to remove the website.
On their Twitter account, the theme park said: "We're aware of this scam circulating the web on 'ukgroupdeals'. This is NOT official or affiliated with Alton Towers Resort in any way."
A quick internet search has shown that the ukgroupdeals.com website is little more than a month old, giving it an extremely low trust rating and users are warned to exercise judgement when using the site.
The website claims to have London-based address, but the IP is registered in the US. However the owner of ukgroupdeals.com is using a service to hide their identity.
Webchecker Scamadvisor.com says: "This website is very new, and as such doesn't have an online reputation yet. As with all new businesses, we suggest that you take care and if necessary get in contact with the owners before placing an order of value.
"This site is using an anonymous service - which prevents us from identifying the site owner. This can sometimes be just so that the owner does not receive spam, but be aware that many scam sites use this as a method to hide their identity. If this is an ecommerce site - we would suggest you confirm the business address with the website owners."
