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April 12, 2004

"Hey Buddy! Want some speakers for your place?"

Wow. I was just mentioning this to the crew at work the other day.

An interesting scam has resurfaced in the last few years, taking the world by storm. It is at least a decade old scam, remarkably well organized, bordering on mafia-like proportions. There are many slight variations, but the scam is mostly the same- two guys, in a white truck(hence the name) approach you in a mall or store parking lot. Perhaps at a stop light, or they wave at you frantically as you drive down the highway. "Hey buddy, wanna buy a set of speakers?" Sounds absurd, but all manner of people fall for it all across the world.

Read the full story over at kuro5hin

Posted by Turfdigger at April 12, 2004 1:24 AM
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