Beware! Don't Get Ripped OFF!

I don't know if any of you have seen this or experienced it yourself, as I have ran into these punks.

It's call the White Van Speaker Scam. Please read below:

Divinci D-50 Divinci D-710
Do a search for " white van speakers " you'll see how this scam goes
You'll want watch this Fox News report
MyFox Los Angeles | Speaker Scams Redux

Make sure you report this scam to :
1) Local Law enforcement
2) Attorney General
3) City and State Department of Revenue
4) IRS
5) Local TV or Newspapers

Most of these SpeakerFleas
1) Do not obtain proper permits to "sell out of a Van"
2) use lies, fraud, trickery and intimidation to make a sale
3) Most do not collect,report or pay their required by law taxes
for sales and income


Report Suspected Tax Fraud Activity
If you suspect or know of an individual or company that is not complying with the tax laws, you may report this activity by completing Form 3949-A.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f3949a.pdf
You may fill out Form 3949-A online, print it and mail it to:

Internal Revenue Service
Fresno, CA 93888

The speakers sold by the speakermen are of exceptionally poor quality,
typically obtained for less than $50 from a local distributor.

The speakers themselves have been reported as potentially damaging to any amplifier they are connected to.
The risk of damage stems from an impedence curve that in some cases may drop
below 2 ohms, which may overheat, short out, or permanently damage an
amplifier not designed to handle such loads.

Do a search for " white van speakers " you'll see how this scam goes
Guy in suv or van drives up to you has these $3000 speakers , extras ??
You can have em for a deal you can't pass up .
He will try to get you to give him $50 or more up to $1500.00 for these $40 china speakers.

Look out for the guy in the suv with the **** and bull story about
the extra home theater system he's got to unload.

He will tell you it's worth something crazy like 2000 or 3000 dollars
show all kinds of crap like receipts , invoices , magazines , ads sheets, etc.

He'll even point you to the company website to prove they are worth the 3 grand. Don't be fooled !

So when he lowers his price to $100.00 you'll think you got the deal of a lifetime. $3000 speakers for $ 100 bucks ,
no you got a crap set of $40 speakers and paid $100 or more for them.

Just do a search for "white van speakers" and you'll see that not only are
they worth only 40 bucks shipped from china , they may also be UNSAFE and damage your system.




Watch out for the speaker guys in suv's or pickup trucks and vans
selling home theater equipment.

Many of the sales take place in the parking lots of Best Buy, Home Depot, Circuit City , Banks ,
Carwashes , Gas Stations , Construction sites , etc
heck they will even flag you down while you are driving down the road.

Do not fall for the white van speaker scam , they are looking to rip you off !

If you see them , drop a dime , CALL A COP , let's get these scumbags of our streets.
Get your phone out , Take a PICTURE , get the PLATE number and
CALL the Local POLICE !!

Law enforcement WILL issue citations, as rarely do the speakerguys obtain the proper permits and license to sell "out of a vehicle".

In Pennsylvania, the act of selling white van speakers is punishable by up to five years in prison and up to a fine of $10,000 .
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Audiofile THX 6.1
Audio Tech

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Dahlton KV 2500 TI Speakers
Dahlton AV 5.1 THX

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DanWave DW-606
DanWave DW-607
DanWave DW-608
Dan Wave DW-1000

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DiVinci Innovative Sound & Bass
Divinci Sound D6 D-6
Divinci Sound DV7010 DV-7010
Divinci Sound DV6030 Dv-6030
Divinci Sound DV505 DV-505
Divinci Sound DA6.1 DA-6.1
Divinci D-52
Divinci DV-606
Divinci DV-607
Divinci DV-608
Divinci DV-1420
Divinci DV-1450
Divinci DV-1412
Divinci DV-1450
Divinci DV- 607
Divinci DV-2150
Divinci DV-2100

Denmark
Denmark Loud Speaker E830LR

Digital Audio DHT 5.1
Digital Audio SL-3810
Digital Audio DA 2000SL / 2000CS
Digital Audio 2000
Digital Audio 2002
Digital Audio 2012 7.1
Digital Audio Professional Speaker Systems SL-3810
Digital Audio Skyline 900-SL
Digital Audio SL-3910 Speakers
Digital Audio 2003 DA 5.1 Pro-Series III
Digital Dogg Audio
Digital Pro Audio
Digital Pro Audio SL-T 2.8
Digital Research 5.1 Pro Series
Digital Research DA 5.1 Pro Series III
Digital Research DR-1000
Digital Research DR-2810
Digital Research DR-1610
Digital Research DR-1611
Dogg Digital

Dynalab

Epiphany Audio speakers

Elite Audio
Elite Audio EA-505
Elite Audio EA-608
Elite Audio EA-1620
Elite Audio EA-7012

Epic Sound 7.1

Fleetwood Audio

Genesis
Genesis Media Labs

Genesis G-6.1 Digital Series
Genesis G-505
Genesis G-506
Genesis G-507
Genesis G-608
Genesis G-609
Genesis G-610
Genesis G-1420
Genesis G-1620
Genesis G-1630
Genesis G-2810
Genesis G-2815
Genesis R-2810
Genesis G-2840
Genesis G-2850
Genesis G-2870
Genesis G-2875
Genesis G-2880
Genesis G-2885
Genesis G-2950
Genesis G-2960
Genesis G-6030
Genesis G-6035
Genesis G-6040
Genesis G-7012

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Grafdale

Hauffman

Innovative Sound Digital Pro Audio

Kirsch K3
Kirsch K10
Kirsch Prodigy K803

Kirsch Loud Speakers

Linear Phase studio monitors

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Matrix MX-1300 MX1300 MX1300S
MX-404
MX-550
MX-6160
MX-2060
MX-605S

Millenium
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Millenium MTS-2208
Millenium MTS-2328
Millenium MTS-2300
Millenium MTS-2605
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Olin Ross OR1020
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PSD (2.8)

PTS PT-5500S
PTS (Precision Transducer Systems)
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Palermo VA6.1
Palermo VA 6.1

Paradyme

Pro Audio
Pro Dynamics Pro Platinium Series
Pro Dynamics PD-9600
Proline Acoustic
Protecsound PT-5000 digital surround sound system speakers

Samurai 518

Skyline AD-900SL
Skyline Digital Denmark 800 or 900 "series"

Studio Tech (Pro Poly Series)

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TI-440MR TI~440MR
TI-440R TI~440R
TI-440M TI~440M
TI-5100 TI~5100
TI-5150T TI~5150T
TI~1250 TI-1250
TI~1255 TI-1255
TI~1300 TI-1300
TI~1650 TI-1650
TI~1655 TI-1655
TI~6000SD TI-6000SD
TI~6100 TI-6100
TI~1750 TI-6200
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Theater Logic L6
Theater Logic L8TI 5.1
Theater Logic T 2400
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Theater Research TR-1611
Theater Research TR-1620
Theater Research TR-1621
Theater Research TR-2380
Theater Research TR-2810
Theater Research TR-5210 Professional Home Theater
Theater Research TR-5160
Theater Research TR-6000
Theater Research TR-6020
Theater Research TR-6030
Theater Research TR-6100 Digital Sound/5.1 Home Cinema
Theater Research TR-6120
Theater Research TR-7010
Theater Research TR-8010
Theater Research TR-8810
Theater Research Pro Series III Professional Home
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Bought speakers out of the back of a van or suv ?
We found the guy that's been ripping people off.
Robert M Sullivan dob June 03, 1968

Isn't it time we insist that our elected officials
put a stop to this scam.
Support a law that madates a minimum
fine of $10,000 or 5 years prison

Please copy , repost and warn others

 

Experienced this once while driving. The guy kept insisting from light to light, irritated the hell out of me. The irritation resulted in me pulling over into a starbucks. He followed me and parked next to me. I went into pscho mode, yelled at him, cussed him out and threatened his life. The guy backed off got back into the van and took off. Just a lil fyi for anyone out there that has had any experience with these idiots.

 

I have been hit up by these guys about 20 times!!! Sometimes they don't even have license plates on their vans. I've reported it on several occasions. I just laugh now and keep on walkin'.

 

i actually told these fuckers to FUCK off. (sorry for the language). they came into my store 5 times!!!

 

how funny, i got hit up by a white van down at the beach a while back, they said the system was worth thousands of dollars and offered to sell it for 300 then 200 then 100 lol

 

This happened to me years ago up in Northern CA. Had to have been at least 10 yrs ago when I was in High School. Suprised to see these guys still around.

 

Gackkk! They're still doing this? Haven't see it around here since the 1980s.

 

Years ago I went on a job "interview" and found out it was selling speakers out of a van. I was amazed at the amount of people who fell for this garbage. Besides being chased away by previous people who where ripped off, when the owner who was driving the van sparked a joint I had them drop me off immediatly. "You want to buy a pair of BIG speakers"

 

If you're stupid enough to buy electronics from a guy in a van, you deserve to be ripped off.

 

i got taken for 500 bones on this, i sold them to this kid for 200 so

 

ha! I had a white van solicitation @ a convenience store. i just thought they were stolen so I said no thanks.

 

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Agreed!

No offense to anyone but I don't understand how that would ever look like a good idea. The whole situation is one big red flag. It'd be like purposely leaving your kid with some guy in a park who had a mustache and no pants on and expecting the best.

 

A friend of mine bought some 6-7 years ago for 300.00 and they worked just fine. The speakers where bad A$$. Saw and heard with my own eyes and ears. Just be careful.

 

yeah after i bought them i got home and read about the scheme.. so i got pissed and just left them in my garage, sold them to this kid for 200 and he was raving about their quality...

 

Wow,, this is still going on? As someone already said. "if your stupid enough...."

 

My thoughts exactly... this isn't new, it's been going on for 15+ years.

 

my brother n law worked for a company like this for a week. such dirtbag losers

 

Haven't seen the speaker guys around here in a while but now we've got guys that drive around with a fridge in the back of a pick-up and try to sell you "high quality meat". Like who the hell would but meat out of the back of a strangers truck.

 

we have them too.they come right to your house