that speaker scam has been around for ages now, I was approached a couple of
years back. Same kind of deal, the guy had an American passport and was
working out of a van. Luckily I didn't hav enough money to buy, a wise
choice in hindsight.
>From: Brad Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [SLUG] [OT] "white van" speaker scam in Sydney
>Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 13:30:12 +1000 (EST)
>
>
>
>Sorry for off topic and cross posts, but I thought I'd warn anyone who
>may be approached by these guys of the scam.
>
>I don't know how widely known the "white van" speaker scam is known, but I
>was approached yesterday afternoon by a couple of blokes in a white van
>who were trying to sell me some big speakers. I knew something wasn't
>right, but they produced enough ID and looked legit enough to ease my
>conscience. It was all a game to the guys, there's no way I would've
>bitten if I'd been in my right mind :-)
>
>On getting the speakers hooked up here at home I was relatively happy with
>them. They weren't much, if any better than the Yamahas they replaced, but
>for $500 I don't think they are too bad. Deciding to check out some
>reviews and info on them, I found the following two pages:
>
>http://www.audioreview.com/reviews/Speaker/product_6738.shtml
>http://www.frii.com/~rjn/audio/whitevan.htm
>
>The reviews section lists them as everything from complete crap, to OK for
>the money. The FAQ page gave a lot more insight into how these guys work.
>
>I feel a bit stupid, can't believe I actually did something like that, but
>in reality the sound I get out of the speakers now is reasonable for what
>I paid, so I'll cut my losses.
>
>Has anyone else been approached by these guys? Anyone else actually bought
>a set? I'm wondering how widespread this is in Sydney and whether it needs
>to be publicised... it's possible that someone out there parted with a
>thousand bucks for these.
>
>I'm still considering wither it's worth taking it to Fair Trading or
>similar, I'll make a couple of enquiries on Monday morning.
>
>BTW, I got approached on Friday afternoon in Artarmon. We missed the SLUG
>meeting as I didn't want to leave them in the back of the car, a smart move
>seeing that some did have their car broken into.
>
>Brad.
>
>--
>Brad Thomson
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>--
>SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au
>To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
>unsubscribe in the text
________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
--
SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au
To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
unsubscribe in the text
