Dan
Oakdale,#2Author of original report
Thu, December 25, 2003
I have read hundreds of these reports about being ripped off by van salesmen. This is affecting the entire nation, probably everyday. I even found a report from some other consumer who got victimized at my location of work! I wonder how many people everyday purchase a set and never realize they were ripped off. It's probably only a small handful like us who do realize what happened and only because of some determined research. Some people seem to think it's the same group of people, but I have heard hundreds of variations on what the people look like, along as what vehicle they were driving. It's not always a white van, even though that seems to be the largest common piece in this. It's obvious however that it's orchestrated on a national (and even international) level because of the numerous reports I've seen. Some of them even have the same company name as the one I purchased from. Sometimes the speakers are the same, sometimes they're different. But who's to say it's not the same company responsible for the whole thing, just coming up with new company names and speaker names to keep people thrown off?
Bill
Abilene,#3Consumer Suggestion
Thu, December 25, 2003
Reading your report, I realized that this happens every few months, the editors need to link this to the other stories on the site that involve the same scam. The speakers, the van, the 'beer money', and the rest is the exact same as the other stories like this with the exception that the names for the speakers have changed. I think one of the stories comes from someone who was part of the scam telling how they do it.