The Fan-to-Fan Marketplace, advertised by Vancouver 2010 as the safest and most secure way to buy and sell tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, was reportedly hit by a stolen Visa card scam "involving the ticket purchase side of the transaction" said Renee Smith-Valade, vice-president of communications. She said Monday that VANOC "undertook extra diligence to ensure accuracy due to the circumstances" and delayed payments, reports the Toronto Sun.

She added, "our goal is to send these payments to our cheques issuing company this week, who will prepare the payment and send them out as soon as possible". Smith-Valade said Vancouver Police were involved. The Toronto Sun reports Deputy Chief Steve Sweeney told the police board on March 17 that four Latvians were busted for using stolen credit cards to buy tickets.