Don’t Fall For The Fake Facebook Hot Air Balloon Festival At Zoo Tampa

Don’t fall for this scam! ZooTampa and Tampa law enforcement officers are working together to find out who is behind this. There’s a Facebook page that is inviting people to…

Roxanne Wilder

Updated Oct 25, 2020 5:36 PM EDT

Hot air balloons (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Don't fall for this scam!

ZooTampa and Tampa law enforcement officers are working together to find out who is behind this.

There's a Facebook page that is inviting people to purchase tickets to a hot air balloon festival for this weekend. Not a thing. Not happening. Totally false. Don't buy tickets to it.

The fake promotion is trying to get people to spend money on the fake event.

Sandra Torres is Sr. Director of Communications and External Affairs with ZooTampa. She said, "We had contact with the hot air balloon community. They had never heard of this event. Upon further research, this is something they've been doing throughout the country...these fake hot air balloon events."

Thousands of people on Facebook clicked that they are interested in going and the event is being shared, as well.

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Roxanne is a co-host on the MJ Morning Show and host of Middays on Q105 in Tampa Bay. She also hosts segments on The Current, which features local feel-good stories and health and wellness segments, and airs on five of the six Tampa-based Beasley Media Group stations. Roxanne has conducted hundreds of interviews, from athletes to Oscar winners, including Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Chadwick Boseman. She also specializes in media training, having worked with clients in the NFL, NBA and WWE for television, in print, and online. Roxanne is a published author and will be releasing a thriller novel in 2024. Her favorite thing in the world is being with her two daughters and husband. As a content creator for Q105, Roxanne writes about family activities in the Tampa Bay area, as well as reviews for local restaurants and travel.