Sound System Scam
I recently came across a rather unsettling video on youtube. Apparently, people are getting scammed into buying low quality, fake sound systems. The way it works is a team of scammers will attempt to catch your attention and call you over to their vehicle, and then tell you that they are delivery personnel/ installers or something of the sort, and that they have an unaccounted for surplus that they need to get rid of before they have to take it back to their warehouse and give to their boss. They will show you equipment, which looks very official and has a ridiculously high price, and then will offer it to you for a “bargain”, anywhere from $200 to $1,000. Everything will look official; they will have business cards and shipping invoices and everything to make it look real. They will also try to keep reminding you of what a great deal you are getting. Under no circumstances should you buy these sound systems. They are cheap knockoffs that are barely worth what they’re made of. Victims get home to set up their new home sound system, and discover that the cables are of a poor quality and break, or that the speakers are made of a cheap plastic and that the actual wattage is nowhere near what was advertised on the box. You can see a link to a scam shield report about this scam here.
And here is the youtube video where I first learned about this scam. In the more info section is a list of all the brands that the scammers like to use. Youtube.com
September 28th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Dude, there are guys who do that with meat around my neighborhood! They’re all like, ” My boss says to get rid of this stuff, because his buyer fell through, so im making you a great deal on these steaks!”
People need to watch for all that crap too.