The white van speaker scam is a scam sales technique in which a cheater makes buyers believe they are getting good prices for home entertainment products. Often a cheater will buy generic speakers worth about $ 40 and convince potential buyers that they are a premium product worth over $ 2,000, offering them for sale at around $ 200. Fraudsters in this type of fraud call themselves "speakerguys" or "speakermen" , and usually claims to work for delivery companies or speaker installations.
Speaker fraud was common in the 1980s and is believed to be the origin of the use of the term "high-end", and despite the widespread information about fraud on consumer forums and surveillance sites, fraud continues to operate on multiple continents.
Video White van speaker scam
Process
The van white speaker trick generally involves one to three people, who usually dress casually or wear uniforms. They drive SUVs, minivans or commercial vehicles (usually white commercial vans, which may be rented cheaply) that often feature company logos. To find suitable targets, van operators set their con in reasonably traded areas, such as parking lots, gas stations, campuses, or large apartment complexes. Or, they can target people who drive expensive cars and wave them. Signs (casualties) are usually prosperous, young people, students, or others who are suspected of having large incomes. The mark may also be a foreigner or person unfamiliar with typical business transactions in Western countries.
Operators often claim that they work for audio retailers or audio installers and that, through some sort of corporate errors (warehouse operator errors, bookkeeping errors, computer errors, etc.) or because clients change orders once inventory is purchased they have extra speakers. Sometimes, it is implied that merchandise might be stolen. For a variety of reasons they need to get rid of speakers quickly and are willing to get rid of them for a price "below the retail price". The fraudsters will repeatedly declare the speaker's "value" anywhere between $ 1800 and $ 3500, the price often purportedly verified by showing web sites, brochures or magazine ads. Speakers are often given a fictitious brand name, sometimes deliberately similar to a well-regarded speaker manufacturer to mislead a buyer. Some of these fictitious brands have reputable websites that include customer service phone numbers and support e-mail addresses, but these contact methods are often deadlocked.
If a sign rejects an offer, the fraudsters use various high-pressure negotiation sales tactics. Among these techniques produce shiny materials that detail the quality and high retail value of the speakers, and bombard potential customers with technical jargon, whether true or false to use. If you still can not convince the sign that he or she will refuse the extraordinary offer, the fraudsters will almost always lower the price significantly.
Overall, product quality is lower. In some cases when buyers try to connect home theater systems to high-definition television sets, they find that it can not be done, and the claim of HD compatibility made for the white van system is just another element of fraud. Systems (usually amplifiers with speakers, sold as sets) with only two or three inputs and lack of video input, with only R/6/RCA analog R8 jacks, are common in this scheme.
Maps White van speaker scam
Logistics
Despite the age of deception and dubious legality, white van fraud often has relatively sophisticated logistics. Distributors rented warehouses and obtained permits and distribution rights, then imported badly manufactured goods in bulk. They send these items to local warehouses in big cities and hire 'sellers' to distribute bad things.
In the United States and Canada distribution often in big cities. Marketers in every office make promotional scales, benefits, and bonuses for the sales team of the speaker. Bonuses can be paid in cash, checks, fake credit cards or, with some irony, speakers.
In Australia the same tactics are used. The receipt is issued, but contact details are usually fake so the item can not be returned. As an additional measure, vehicles are rented out so they can not be traced to distributors or 'salespeople' driving.
Latest version
In newer versions, a white van speaker scam can be converted into electronic products sold on used advertising websites. The most prominent example is the video projector (sometimes accompanied by a projection screen or speakers). Scammers create unauthorized websites for the brands they create to be referenced by search engines and build credibility around their scams. As usual, the product was sold to a much lower price (1/10) than the expected retail price.
References
External links
- "EEV # 671 Blog - Van Van Speaker, Scam Fraud". Youtube. 2014-10-07. Ã, - Examination of a typical speaker system sold by White Van Scammers.
- Sucker , episode American life that includes segments on the white van speakers.
- The scamshield archive of the brand and location of the white van speakers
- Crime-of-Persuasion.com on Speaker Discussion
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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