South Australians are being warned about an unofficial website circulating that is claiming to be “MotoGP Grand Prix of Australia 2027” and contains misleading AI-generated information about the upcoming Adelaide race.
The website – which is being shared on social media – is not the official page and contains seemingly AI-generated content about the history of motor racing in South Australia and misinformation including in relation to camping in the Adelaide Park Lands.
Some of its circuit information also appears inconsistent with MotoGP's official information. For example, the unofficial site describes a 4.195 km, 17-turn circuit, whereas MotoGP's official announcement describes the unveiled Adelaide circuit as 4.13 km and 15 corners.
While a careful examination of the website makes clear it is clearly unofficial and riddled with errors, unsuspecting people could be duped.
Concerningly, the website prominently claims to be a seller of official tickets to the Adelaide event, which are listed as “coming soon”, and encourages people to enter their personal details and subscribe.
The site contains several red flags that indicate that it is not the real page including accepting bank transfers to purchase tickets and saying its prices are quoted in euros – despite it being an Australian event.
It’s contact telephone number begins +420 - the Czech country code – and encourages people visiting the website to contact them via WhatsApp.
If you look the number up, it purports to be for an event ticket seller TicketsGP s.r.o., rather than the South Australian Motor Sport Board or MotoGP.
At the bottom of the page there is a disclaimer that says: “This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with Dorna Sports S.L. or the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).”
It identifies the operator as TicketsGP s.r.o., registration/VAT number CZ14176262, at Nove sady 988/2, Brno 60200, which is in the Czech Republic.
For more information about website scams visit: https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams/website-scams.
