I worked as a white van speaker scammer for about 2 weeks back in 2000. I was 21 and found the job advertised in the local news paper. I thought I was going to be working for a legit audio reseller. I know all about this stuff. Those guys are shameless.
My buddy worked for them in Chicago. The guy that ran that "branch" was the brother of the main dude in Atlanta. All I remember is he invited me to watch the Tyson/Lewis fight at his amazing house. Ironically, his speakers were name brand.
Got scammed today for $100... and a six pack of Yuengling as well. Didn't really need the MacPro Smart Soundbar, but thought I was helping someone out. So I hit the ATM at the gas station. I should've known better but he got me during a momentary lapse of good sense.
This scam has been going on for years. About 25 years ago I had a friend who got scammed with these cheap speakers. I see these scumbags are still at it.
I saw the same box with a different name at a pawnshop. They were asking $350. I laughed all the way to the counter and asked them to look up white van speaker scams. They kept insisting they were legit and told me if i wasnt buying them not to worry about it. That pawnshop was sold to a young uninformed owner .....lmbo
This scam works on the uninformed. I'm a vintage audio collector and have been approach 3 times and on all 3 I've humored the individuals then question them on their knowledge on electronics and the audio industry. And the response was nothing but blank stairs and giggles. This and the fact that they were selling unknown brands for high end cost was very obvious to me but probably not to many. In all cases they drove away frustrated at my 1.00 dollar offer and angry because they were all challenged.
I worked for Monster Cable for 6 years and had moved and was looking for a home theater install job as I learned a lot from monster and I replied to a Craigslist add for a home theater install job and when I went to the “interview” they drove me around all day, watched the head dude make $1000 in one day!! Being involved in the audio/video industry, it was obvious to me that these systems aren’t even worth $15. Needless to say I told em I wasn’t interested because I didn’t like ripping people off. These dudes have all their licensing and permits for every state they operate out of. Dude showed me his book of permits lol. At one point he stopped the car on way to Wyoming and got OUT to make a private call but i could hear him and he was ordering more of these junk systems but he was talking to someone he was obviously friends with. I can’t stand these guys
They try to get my elderly father to buy their stuff, but he told them he has to call his son who is an electronic technician and à collector, they just left. He was upset because he thought he missed a huge deal, but I explained to him what these guys were doing. He was feeling better.
Two guys tried to get me to buy their junk in Las Vegas a few years ago. I told them I just bought a new TV system about a month ago. They were not able to get me to fall for it.
Think this was done to us almost 25 years ago but we never really got a chance to even try them out on anything and we divorced the year after. She has em.
If it sounds too good to be true , it's too good to be true. I recall guys like this driving around mall parking lots . Only a fool would buy from them . Don't forget to buy some Itune or Steam cards when the internet guy calls.
I'm a collector of high end vintage audio equipment, and an electronic technician, these guys tried to scam my father, he don't know much about audio stuff, and he thought it was a huge deal. He told them that he will have to call his son who is an electronic technician, and they just left. He told me about how he missed a huge deal and he was a bit upset, but when I told him what these guys were about, he was feeling better. He was 75 at the time. They know exactly who they will try to scam.
Hey William, our sympathy goes out to you. We hate hearing stories about people who get taken like this. Reach out to us at InsideInvestigations.com, we might be able to help get your money back.
Man why would you not ebay it or Google it. If its too good to be true then don't do it. Just think if it's more expensive that the rough parts don't pay for it. Usually you csn tell by looking st joints and cables been so bad quality
in the late 80s, had a buddy that traded a sony tape deck and 1/4 ounce of shwag for a pair of white van 12" 3ways. they really weren't horrible speakers. drove them with an sx3800. i've heard several pairs of white van speakers that did not sound nearly as bad as what people make them out to be. 95% of the people that bash white van speakers, have never heard a pair. not that i'm endorsing them or anything....i'd never own any. i design and build my own.
Yea anything out of a van and act now yea super RED FLAGS!!! . Even sales reps that come to your door that you have to buy right now. The ones that will clean a spot yet don't have a bottle on them to try and keep....Also be wary of anyone that doesn't blink like that guy. brrrr lol
LOL my homie just called me all exciting about some home theatre worth 4 grand that he got for 100 bucks and I was like "Was it a van?" And he was like "Oh damn did I get scammed?" Sucks that this isn't illegal. I hate people who pray on the uninformed. I'm 35 and I know well enough that if it's too good to be true, it is. Every single time.
It’s funny that this is still going on. I sold speakers/home theaters from 1997-2012. I started off working for a company which I got to travel the world and do this in my late teens and twenties. I lived everywhere you could think of from Tokyo,Hong Kong,Singapore,Amsterdam,Norway,Sweden,London,Montreal,Capetown South Africa,Germany,France, Italy and so many states in the US. After about 5 years of traveling I quit working for the company and did it on my own. I made so much money doing it. I was making thousands a week ALL CASH. My best day I made $5,700 in about 3-4 hours. It was fun and a great stepping stone. When smartphones came out and people had access to information at their fingertips it was time for me to retire from this gig. The guys they showed here sucked. They were horrible salespeople. When I worked solo I had either my Range Rover,Porsche Cayenne,Escalade that I sold out of. I didn’t use the “I’m a installer pitch “. I would have a collared polo shirt on and I told people that I was the owner and I had business cards and a invoice with the actual bullshit prices on it. I didn’t have the cars I mentioned all at the same time. I would have a SUV to work out of but I also had a sedan like a C or E class Benz,I had a Cadillac STS ,Acura TL,Lexus ISF at different times to drive after work and on weekends because I would put a lot of miles on the suv selling equipment. I made a ton of money and it was fun for a while. It’s definitely not a career but to made some big money quickly it was perfect for that. But I can’t believe that they are still doing this. STFO!!!
I've been into audio and electronics for 20+ years, I wouldn't fall for that not even on my worst day. I don't even trust most genuine second hand gear I come across. I only buy brand new stuff from selected places
I used to sell speakers in Sacramento back in 94 like that.. pure junk ..but people like to spend money.. so... if you know how to hustle it was a good racket.. sometimes you could make $500 a day.. in 94 that was a lot of money.. very addicting..until trying to sell to sum undercover DEA agents.. that was the end of that.. always neat to it still happening..Im just sayin
Some mofos came up to me with this same shit. I instantly thought “these are either stolen or it’s a scam” if it was stolen ehhh I wouldn’t have minded
I wasted an hour and a half of their time once. Had them follow me to the ATM, and wrote I.O.U. on a piece of paper. Handed that to the guy and said, "What? You don't trust me?" Some of my better work 😂
Someone just asked me today when I just left the bank. Was so wierd I told them I'm good like 5x and kept pressing me. I said I dont want trash ass overpriced Alibaba speakers lmao
This solo white guy got me at Wawa in East Florida . Flax 7.1 surround $2,300 msrp , showed me online on eBay a couple . The REAL website which looks legit but really provides no information. I got it for $300 and my thought was it had a chip in it to back your phone or keylog but after opening the box and finding one hdmi wire no remote (not sure even comes with) but all 5 speakers where in the unopened box we opened together and the subwoofer and owners manual but never thought the quality . Litterly the subwoofer does have an inlet for power but has the cheap power and ground speaker wiring port. I was so confused opening it just put it together that’s when I went to flax website and saw the price of msrp was same as on the box I have so you think your good but no instructions and the manual requires an amplifier which ofc isn’t included . Someone even commented you can buy this at the scammers price and get a decent amp and any single sound bar sounds better then this crap that’s filled with bricks. Beware 2024 still going on
Thank you for watching and sharing your experience. Unfortunately there will always be people trying to take advantage of others. Your story will prevent this scam from happening to someone else.
@@TrustDALETV even if it helps 1 person it was still worth my time to tell my story but hope it helps others . The one I got was called DOME FLAX 7.1 system which domeflax even has it in there website . Looks so legit can’t belive there is even a Wikipedia page called white van scam and been going on since the 80s!
Ran into one of these guys at 168 market in San Gabriel (near San Gabriel Blvd & Las Tunas drive) about a month back. The stuff looked legit, but his story made no sense.
This scam has been going on for thousands of years. Where do you think the saying: "Caveat Emptor" came from? It's from the Roman Empire and translates to "Don't buy these shitty speakers, Spartan".
Ok now, who buys anything from a van. First red flag. I think people get greedy for things, and want cheap stuff. That's what you get going for cheap. Buy the product from a reputable store. I don't feel sorry for people getting scammed this way.
not to be that guy but it's "wary" not "weary"... because if you are "weary" when someone offers you something. the chances that you will buy it is high.
I worked at a pawn shop years back and we used to see these surround speakers all the time, at least once a week but honestly some of the sets we got in and tested (we'd test every item that came thru the door no matter if it was new or not) actually sounded pretty damn good and one of them sounded so damn good I bought it myself and still have the set till this day and So yeah, unless you can test them and hear them yourself and you're getting them for maybe $15/$20 for the whole set just
This appears to be a mashup or a compilation of other people's videos being passed off as your research. It seems you've got to the bottom of nothing. We've all seen these videos. Your next video should be " people are falling off of their skateboards" and we found an address to a skateboard warehouse. So tune in. 🤓🎤
That is really tough to hear Artem. Our sympathy goes out to you. Reach out to us on our website and we might be able to help you. Visit insideinvestigations.com and send us a help request, we'll do our best to find the people who sold to you.
Actually, for the money, it's not that bad a deal. It's the probing inside the van that gets you. It takes a half hour! I'm sorry, but my time is money as well.
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I worked as a white van speaker scammer for about 2 weeks back in 2000.
I was 21 and found the job advertised in the local news paper.
I thought I was going to be working for a legit audio reseller.
I know all about this stuff. Those guys are shameless.
Where do they get them from?
@@Hotshotscott CHINA.
My buddy worked for them in Chicago. The guy that ran that "branch" was the brother of the main dude in Atlanta. All I remember is he invited me to watch the Tyson/Lewis fight at his amazing house. Ironically, his speakers were name brand.
Was their last name “Sophie”?
Got scammed today for $100... and a six pack of Yuengling as well. Didn't really need the MacPro Smart Soundbar, but thought I was helping someone out. So I hit the ATM at the gas station. I should've known better but he got me during a momentary lapse of good sense.
This scam has been going on for years. About 25 years ago I had a friend who got scammed with these cheap speakers. I see these scumbags are still at it.
I didnt buy, but they hit me up the year I left high school in 87.
When he say 2500 , that stupid face he made 🤣
They did this to me in NJ and we fell for it I'm so upset right now
was it metcalf audio?
Ran into the same scam 30 some years ago.
Thank God I was smart enough to say no thanks
I was approached at a gas station 15 years back same story, I was so broke at the time so I didn’t even look at them
I saw the same box with a different name at a pawnshop. They were asking $350. I laughed all the way to the counter and asked them to look up white van speaker scams. They kept insisting they were legit and told me if i wasnt buying them not to worry about it. That pawnshop was sold to a young uninformed owner .....lmbo
This scam works on the uninformed. I'm a vintage audio collector and have been approach 3 times and on all 3 I've humored the individuals then question them on their knowledge on electronics and the audio industry. And the response was nothing but blank stairs and giggles. This and the fact that they were selling unknown brands for high end cost was very obvious to me but probably not to many. In all cases they drove away frustrated at my 1.00 dollar offer and angry because they were all challenged.
It's kind of sad because they prey on stupid people like me.
@@SweetTodd Not stupid, just uninformed...
I worked for Monster Cable for 6 years and had moved and was looking for a home theater install job as I learned a lot from monster and I replied to a Craigslist add for a home theater install job and when I went to the “interview” they drove me around all day, watched the head dude make $1000 in one day!! Being involved in the audio/video industry, it was obvious to me that these systems aren’t even worth $15. Needless to say I told em I wasn’t interested because I didn’t like ripping people off. These dudes have all their licensing and permits for every state they operate out of. Dude showed me his book of permits lol. At one point he stopped the car on way to Wyoming and got OUT to make a private call but i could hear him and he was ordering more of these junk systems but he was talking to someone he was obviously friends with. I can’t stand these guys
They try to get my elderly father to buy their stuff, but he told them he has to call his son who is an electronic technician and à collector, they just left. He was upset because he thought he missed a huge deal, but I explained to him what these guys were doing. He was feeling better.
Unreal. These guys are still operating? I encountered these tactics in the late 80's and early 90's.
Two guys tried to get me to buy their junk in Las Vegas a few years ago. I told them I just bought a new TV system about a month ago. They were not able to get me to fall for it.
Smart! /the only way they will be stopped is through awareness. Thank you for sharing your experience.
This is a very old scam. I had this done to me at least 25 years ago.
Yeah they used to sell a pair of big tower speakers. Now they sell 5.1 surround speakers.
Think this was done to us almost 25 years ago but we never really got a chance to even try them out on anything and we divorced the year after. She has em.
If it sounds too good to be true , it's too good to be true. I recall guys like this driving around mall parking lots . Only a fool would buy from them . Don't forget to buy some Itune or Steam cards when the internet guy calls.
I'm a collector of high end vintage audio equipment, and an electronic technician, these guys tried to scam my father, he don't know much about audio stuff, and he thought it was a huge deal. He told them that he will have to call his son who is an electronic technician, and they just left. He told me about how he missed a huge deal and he was a bit upset, but when I told him what these guys were about, he was feeling better. He was 75 at the time. They know exactly who they will try to scam.
Yup.... I got scammed by this before lol.
They just got me yesterday in a parking lot for $200.
Hey William, our sympathy goes out to you. We hate hearing stories about people who get taken like this. Reach out to us at InsideInvestigations.com, we might be able to help get your money back.
Man Brody they just got my Lil brother Also for $200 today smh
Man why would you not ebay it or Google it. If its too good to be true then don't do it. Just think if it's more expensive that the rough parts don't pay for it. Usually you csn tell by looking st joints and cables been so bad quality
Someone came up to me Kraiger A-S2200 at gas station. Retail 2500 paid 300 and open it up and it’s legit 😭😂but most time I would say yeah no
I knew it was real when I heard the guy say to his partner "you want to split it". They said that when I offered less than what they asked lol
They got me yesterday in West Texas lol
They got me today in Nothern California. 500$ 😡
They got me in North Carolina $500 biggest fool on earth ill get over it i pray this scam ends in 2021
@@beesechurger929 where?
@@josuethemagician8249 Cameron Park in Eldorado County
It happened to me in Destin FL in 1999.
in the late 80s, had a buddy that traded a sony tape deck and 1/4 ounce of shwag for a pair of white van 12" 3ways. they really weren't horrible speakers. drove them with an sx3800. i've heard several pairs of white van speakers that did not sound nearly as bad as what people make them out to be. 95% of the people that bash white van speakers, have never heard a pair. not that i'm endorsing them or anything....i'd never own any. i design and build my own.
Wow Amazing 😂🇦🇺same scam here ,melb Australia. 25 yrs ago still quick cash
Exactly I remember this scam from at least 25 years ago.
lol 8 years on a speaker investigation omg.
Was with my friend once same thing but they were an actual brand speaker was amazing 🤷🤣
Cap
Can we see it?
Yea anything out of a van and act now yea super RED FLAGS!!! . Even sales reps that come to your door that you have to buy right now. The ones that will clean a spot yet don't have a bottle on them to try and keep....Also be wary of anyone that doesn't blink like that guy. brrrr lol
Simple way to avoid this is dont be sold something you weren't already out looking to buy
I just bought a projector for 500$…
LOL my homie just called me all exciting about some home theatre worth 4 grand that he got for 100 bucks and I was like "Was it a van?" And he was like "Oh damn did I get scammed?" Sucks that this isn't illegal. I hate people who pray on the uninformed. I'm 35 and I know well enough that if it's too good to be true, it is. Every single time.
It's crazy that it is still going on! And yes, if it seems too good to be true....run in the other direction!
that's what they get for buying discount stereo equipment out of the back of a van at a gas station
Remember, no matter what the situation, the scammer is always the one at fault because they are the party taking advantage of others.
@@insideinvestigations7304 ok
It’s funny that this is still going on. I sold speakers/home theaters from 1997-2012. I started off working for a company which I got to travel the world and do this in my late teens and twenties. I lived everywhere you could think of from Tokyo,Hong Kong,Singapore,Amsterdam,Norway,Sweden,London,Montreal,Capetown South Africa,Germany,France, Italy and so many states in the US. After about 5 years of traveling I quit working for the company and did it on my own. I made so much money doing it. I was making thousands a week ALL CASH. My best day I made $5,700 in about 3-4 hours. It was fun and a great stepping stone. When smartphones came out and people had access to information at their fingertips it was time for me to retire from this gig. The guys they showed here sucked. They were horrible salespeople. When I worked solo I had either my Range Rover,Porsche Cayenne,Escalade that I sold out of. I didn’t use the “I’m a installer pitch “. I would have a collared polo shirt on and I told people that I was the owner and I had business cards and a invoice with the actual bullshit prices on it. I didn’t have the cars I mentioned all at the same time. I would have a SUV to work out of but I also had a sedan like a C or E class Benz,I had a Cadillac STS ,Acura TL,Lexus ISF at different times to drive after work and on weekends because I would put a lot of miles on the suv selling equipment. I made a ton of money and it was fun for a while. It’s definitely not a career but to made some big money quickly it was perfect for that. But I can’t believe that they are still doing this. STFO!!!
SPEAKER GOD 🙌🏽 #STFO
@@jdotcelis STFO OR DONT COME BACK. NO FLEAS
I just got scammed today I feel so vulnerable
I'm sorry. These people are relentless.
Where can I find the office? I wanna try this
I've been into audio and electronics for 20+ years, I wouldn't fall for that not even on my worst day. I don't even trust most genuine second hand gear I come across. I only buy brand new stuff from selected places
I used to sell speakers in Sacramento back in 94 like that.. pure junk ..but people like to spend money.. so... if you know how to hustle it was a good racket.. sometimes you could make $500 a day.. in 94 that was a lot of money.. very addicting..until trying to sell to sum undercover DEA agents.. that was the end of that.. always neat to it still happening..Im just sayin
lol you’re one of them! Thank you because one of your protege just scammed me today for $400 garbage 4k screen projector
Some mofos came up to me with this same shit. I instantly thought “these are either stolen or it’s a scam” if it was stolen ehhh I wouldn’t have minded
I wasted an hour and a half of their time once. Had them follow me to the ATM, and wrote I.O.U. on a piece of paper. Handed that to the guy and said, "What? You don't trust me?" Some of my better work 😂
Thanks for the tip bout to hit ebay now
Speakers filled with concrete lol..
Either that or a brick 😂
Lol they even do this in Australia
people been falling for this for 50 years.
not going to stop anytime soon.
there's one born every minute.
most recent one Lunar-one in camarillo outlets look out for young dudes in a SUV full of this crap I feel so stupid I can't believe I fell for it
Someone just asked me today when I just left the bank. Was so wierd I told them I'm good like 5x and kept pressing me. I said I dont want trash ass overpriced Alibaba speakers lmao
That scammer is without a doubt a tweaker
Stick to the known brand name stuff, I’m a JBL and Paradigm loud speaker fan and have never been disappointed.
I've seen a large woofer with a tiny magnet.
They got me today in California Glendale hahahah it was cost me 120$ lesson !))))))
This solo white guy got me at Wawa in East Florida . Flax 7.1 surround $2,300 msrp , showed me online on eBay a couple . The REAL website which looks legit but really provides no information. I got it for $300 and my thought was it had a chip in it to back your phone or keylog but after opening the box and finding one hdmi wire no remote (not sure even comes with) but all 5 speakers where in the unopened box we opened together and the subwoofer and owners manual but never thought the quality . Litterly the subwoofer does have an inlet for power but has the cheap power and ground speaker wiring port. I was so confused opening it just put it together that’s when I went to flax website and saw the price of msrp was same as on the box I have so you think your good but no instructions and the manual requires an amplifier which ofc isn’t included . Someone even commented you can buy this at the scammers price and get a decent amp and any single sound bar sounds better then this crap that’s filled with bricks. Beware 2024 still going on
Thank you for watching and sharing your experience. Unfortunately there will always be people trying to take advantage of others. Your story will prevent this scam from happening to someone else.
@@TrustDALETV even if it helps 1 person it was still worth my time to tell my story but hope it helps others . The one I got was called DOME FLAX 7.1 system which domeflax even has it in there website . Looks so legit can’t belive there is even a Wikipedia page called white van scam and been going on since the 80s!
Bro has a linkedin page😂😂😂
Ran into one of these guys at 168 market in San Gabriel (near San Gabriel Blvd & Las Tunas drive) about a month back. The stuff looked legit, but his story made no sense.
I pain 120$ and bought ba 71 best deal ever
Buyers think the speakers are stolen.
U know wut I ain't even mad lol they got my ass lmfao
LMFAO bro
They got my ass today
This scam has been going on for thousands of years. Where do you think the saying: "Caveat Emptor" came from? It's from the Roman Empire and translates to "Don't buy these shitty speakers, Spartan".
I was conceved in a white van
It started in Chicago. Not California. Get your shit right. Reach out if you want the real story
i want the real story
It’s been going on since way back, no one knows where it started. Multiple people could have been doing this back in the 70s.
Unless it is little girls selling cookies then just walk away.
Ok now, who buys anything from a van. First red flag. I think people get greedy for things, and want cheap stuff. That's what you get going for cheap. Buy the product from a reputable store. I don't feel sorry for people getting scammed this way.
not to be that guy but it's "wary" not "weary"... because if you are "weary" when someone offers you something. the chances that you will buy it is high.
I got scammed today for $400 screen projector 😡🤬😤
Why there no comments
idk what you mean there are at least two comments?
oxfordmedia c940 5.1 home theater system. Same different box.
I worked at a pawn shop years back and we used to see these surround speakers all the time, at least once a week but honestly some of the sets we got in and tested (we'd test every item that came thru the door no matter if it was new or not) actually sounded pretty damn good and one of them sounded so damn good I bought it myself and still have the set till this day and So yeah, unless you can test them and hear them yourself and you're getting them for maybe $15/$20 for the whole set just
Bull. You work for them.
@@JM-yx1lm I work them? Sweet, when do I get paid
They got me yesterday in Indianapolis
Where were u at and who was it that got you
Same guy in the video..... That's what made me look it up
I got scammed from the same dude today….
I got played too 😔
I got played today bro 😭😭😭 what brand you got
Me 2. I felt bad for them to be honest
@@williamrose7184 they got you recently??
No about eight years ago
@@gabrielguardado1009 I got a hi fi system supposedly worth 1500 but I only paid 100
If anyone can run plates let me know,I was scammed in Colorado
It was for a set brand “Brooks Audio ss-81”
I did this in the late 90's in Portland Oregon. Went on to legalize weed in Oregon. With a scam. 🚬😎✌️
LOL.
well duh
This appears to be a mashup or a compilation of other people's videos being passed off as your research. It seems you've got to the bottom of nothing. We've all seen these videos. Your next video should be " people are falling off of their skateboards" and we found an address to a skateboard warehouse. So tune in. 🤓🎤
Got me today
I'm so sorry:(
I gave a guy 100 bucks for it
They made it to nc danon acoustics
@BeetsbyDwight what part of nc i am on va border
seen these clowns in Phoenix,AZ... beware. don't fall for it.
I just got scammed
That is really tough to hear Artem. Our sympathy goes out to you.
Reach out to us on our website and we might be able to help you. Visit insideinvestigations.com and send us a help request, we'll do our best to find the people who sold to you.
Actually, for the money, it's not that bad a deal. It's the probing inside the van that gets you. It takes a half hour! I'm sorry, but my time is money as well.
I enjoy hearing them with their BS selling, been a while since a white van experience.