Revellers in Adelaide were left stranded after buying tickets to a New Year's Eve boat party that proved to be a scam.
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Advertising for the cruise offered views of the city's fireworks from the water, DJs, unlimited food and drinks for a ticket price of $130.
"I got scammed, we all got scammed," said would-be cruiser Cameron Chappell in a TikTok video.
"When we got there, there was no boat - it didn't exist."
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The video Mr Chappell uploaded to TikTok showed "over 150" people waiting by the water for a boat that would not arrive.
Mr Chappell said he booked tickets through Facebook and Eventbrite, that they included a QR code and "looked legit".
"The ad looked too good, it was so real," he said in the video.
According to the footage, partygoers checked the event's details, to ensure they were in the right spot, only to find organisers had scrubbed any mention of the boat party from the internet.
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"The Facebook page has been deleted, the event had been deleted," he said.
"Even the profile of the guy we were speaking to for the event is gone."
Mr Chappell struggled to make alternative plans so close to midnight on New Year's Eve and saw the evening out with friends on Glenelg beach.
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"I honestly feel so embarrassed for falling for this," Mr Chappell said.
According to the video, Mr Chappell was relying on the free shuttle bus returning to Adelaide city after the event.
Instead Mr Chappell paid just under $200 for an Uber fare, taking two hours to return the would-be partygoers to Adelaide CBD.