1, Report:
#66810
Posted Date:
Jan 27 2006
Audiofile, Worldwide Audio, Paul Hughes rip people off with 'extra speakers in shipment' scam Sacramento, Placerville, El Dorado California
A few days ago, September 9th, I was in a grocery store parking lot in Placerville, California. Two white guys pulled up in a blue mid-90s Ford Expedition and motioned for me to come close. A tall, goofy looking, and unkempt white guy who called himself Paul Hughes popped the trunk,...
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Categories: Sales People
2, Report:
#110401
Posted Date:
Sep 12 2005
Audiofile Speakers Audiofile 583LR Speakers Rip-Off Gas Station Waco Texas
Was gettign gas at today at the Shell on the I-35 and 18th Street intersection today, and after pumping I was approached by a red rodeo, or vehicle body similiar to. White guy driving, seemed nice, passenger was mexican, quiet and didnt say a word the entire time. White guy asked me...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
3, Report:
#69413
Posted Date:
Sep 25 2004
AudioFile Speaker Scam Duo two young males SUV Bank parking lot SCAM Ripoff Colorado Springs Colorado
I made a deposit at my bank, here in Colorado Springs, CO at around 1:00 pm mountain time on 17 Oct, 2003. As I was walking out of the bank and heading towards my car, two young caucasian guys (one seemed to be late teens maybe and the other just a little older, maybe early to mid 2...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
4, Report:
#100120
Posted Date:
Sep 23 2004
Audiofile 583LR speaker scam San AntonioSan Antonio Texas
I totally got caught in the rip-off scam regarding the sale of supposed Audiofile Home Theater 583LR speakers. I was washing my car at about 1330pm off Babcock between Medical and Wurzbach when a bunch of guys pulled up next to me in a silver/blue chevy tahoe and began aggressively...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
5, Report:
#89878
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2004
First Class Connections, Inc. sells Audiofile 583LR speakers out of a van. Ripoff Scam! Arlington Heights and Addisom Illinois
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Approached by a couple of frat boy types in baseball caps (and a tattooed, shaved-head skin head looking type remained in the van) in a white van at the BP on the corner of Algonquin & Arlington Heights road in Arlington Heights, IL. They had a truck full of these crappy spe...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
6, Report:
#91955
Posted Date:
Sep 05 2004
Audiofile 583LR ripoff! Non-working speakers sold out of the back of an explorer! Richardson Texas
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My good friend just called me about a half hour ago from richardson TX. He was walking into a Jamba Juice Grocery store when a green Ford Explorer, with florida license plates, pulled in front of him and his female companion. Three white men were in the vehicle. The one who...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
7, Report:
#98092
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2004
Audiofile Speakers ripoff from the back of the car West Palm Beach Florida
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My good friend just called me about a half hour ago from west palm beach fl. He was walking into a Publix Grocery store when a black Ford Explorer, with florida license plates, pulled in front of him. two white men were in the vehicle. The one who did all the talking looked...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
8, Report:
#96688
Posted Date:
Jun 28 2004
First Class Connections ripoff fake speakers San Diego California
I did a little research on the drive by speaker scam. These guys are big time on Ebay too and they're still getting away with it. They manage to keep a fairly good rep on Ebay.com because they only have about a 1% negative feedback. They accomplish this by having their buddies se...
Entity
Categories: Electronic Manufacturers
9, Report:
#95975
Posted Date:
Jun 23 2004
Audiofile 583LR Speakers (sold From A Black Ford Explorer) Audiofile 583LR speaker RipOff - Scam! (sold from a Black Explorer - 3 white guys) San Diego California
3 White guys in a black explorer approached me at my vehicle in the parking lot of La Jolla Village Square on Nobel Dr. and Villa La Jolla Drive. They claimed they were picking up speakers for their boss and that instaed of 4 speakers, the wherehouse gave them 4 pairs. They said t...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
10, Report:
#95026
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2004
AudioFile 583LR Ripoff scam for AudioFile 583LR home theater speakers Reno Nevada
I was at my ATM pulling out some cash. When I got back into my car, two white guys pulled up next to me in a white SUV (it looked like a Ford Explorer of Expedition with Texas License plates) and told me that they had some speakers they needed to get rid of.
I asked a couple ques...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
11, Report:
#93993
Posted Date:
Jun 08 2004
Audiofile 583lr ripoff Carrollton Texas
Thought I got a heck of a deal, so I checked out to see how good it really was. Suprise Suprise I found this sight through a web search. Two men driving a white Chevy SUV pulled me over in a Home Depot parking lot claiming that they had been double shipped on some Audiofile 583 LR s...
Entity
Categories: Con Artists
12, Report:
#92625
Posted Date:
May 23 2004
Audiofile Speaker 583LR Scam artist reporting that his company loaded his truck with 4 extra speakers ripoff Fort Worth Texas
Approach by 3 people in a white SUV wanting to sell some home theater speakers because their company placed 1 too many on the invoice. He went on to show the speakers listing in a magazine for $1300 retail, and he would see them to me for 400 each. I offered 200 for both and he ag...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
13, Report:
#79353
Posted Date:
Apr 22 2004
Audiofile 583lr stereo speaker ripoff San Antonio Texas
Parkinglot at Circut City location HW 281 & IH410
Approached by white female early 20's, small build
and a large white male, 30-40, bald.
White Ford Expedition, Georgia Plates.
Had expensive Audiofile 583LR speakers to sell, willing to part for less. Story was dock loaded ...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
14, Report:
#87395
Posted Date:
Apr 13 2004
AudioFile 583LR ripoff San Diego California
Well, it's the same ole story with a happier ending, I fell for the audiofile speaker scam i paid 200.00 for them I was in the parking lot at 7340 miramar rd in san diego and was dropping my girlfriend off at school when they approached me. I wasn't in to it at first but I let mysel...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
15, Report:
#84190
Posted Date:
Mar 25 2004
AudioFile 583LRAudiofile 583LR ripoff Austinkaty Audiofile 5983LR ripoff Katy Texas
Well just two days ago 3/15/04 I got ripped off by two guys in a White SUV saying that his boss ordered some speakers and screwed up the order and they had extra ones if he took them to his job the manager would keep them. Me a dumpass I went and had no money and did cash advance an...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
16, Report:
#81870
Posted Date:
Mar 03 2004
AUDIOFILE-583LR ripoff MUST READ GOT THEM FAIRFIELD California
ALRIGHT THIS IS FOR EVERYONE OUT THERE THAT GOT SCAMED BY THE SAME GUYS IN THIS AREA(BETWEEN SACRAMENTO AND SANFRANSICO), ONCE AGAIN SAME STORY SAME GUYS, SAME SPEAKERS. GOT SCAMED ABOUT 2WKS AGO AND GUESS WHAT, MY HUSBAND AND HIS TWO FRIENDS RAN INTO THEM YESTERDAY.
WELL FIRST ...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
17, Report:
#82671
Posted Date:
Mar 03 2004
Southwest Entertainment (Vince, Roger) ripoff on Audiofile 583LR Richardson Texas
Same thing as everyone described...two guys in Ford Explorer - overstocking the inventory....got $287 from me...
I called the local police department and warned them about it but their response was very cold!!
Please send an email to everyone you know about this so they can be...
Entity
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
18, Report:
#82142
Posted Date:
Feb 27 2004
Audiofile 583LR ripoff 2 guys in an SUV audiofile 583LR Richardson Texas
Well same thing happened to me just a few hours ago. I felt like such a dumbass, even before I knew it was a ripoff. I was at a Fina gas station filling up in Richardson, Texas. Well a guy asked me if i wanted some speakers and he opened up the trunk of his white expedition. And s...
Entity
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
19, Report:
#79230
Posted Date:
Feb 17 2004
AudioPhile 583LR Tower Speakers Audiofile 583LR Tower Spekers Scam in Sacramento Area Sacramento California
I got taken! Should have known better and of course you can kick yourself in hindsight but I DID GET THE EXPEDITION'S LICENSE PLATE NUMBER as a precation! I am going to see if these two punks are local and hope to give them a visit. If anyone knows an easy way to find the info on...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
20, Report:
#80139
Posted Date:
Feb 12 2004
Audiofile 583LR ripoff think i was ripped off audiofile583 Vacaville California
2 guys in a expedidtion gave me the this is an overstock and my boss will keep them, I will sell them to you for dirt cheap, they are top of the line, worth 1500.00 bla bla bla... I cant find any valid info on these speakers
Meghan
Vacaville, CaliforniaU.S.A.
*EDitor's Comme...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
21, Report:
#69388
Posted Date:
Dec 13 2003
AudioFile 583LR Speakers RIPOFF Austin Texas
I was approached by 2 guys in their young 20's at a Carwash right off of 35N right before Hopkins exit on October 15th, 2003. One guy was white and the other was a somewhat darker skin, they looked like normal college students. They were in a newer style Ford Explorer with alot of s...
Entity
Categories: Audio & Electronic Retail Stores
22, Report:
#73647
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2003
Audiofile Speakers ripoff on the side of the road Dayotna Beach Florida
I was driving along the road coming back from class, when three guys in a silver expedition told me to roll down my window. They told me they had a deal on speakers. Know about car audio i thouight I would take a look, not know it was home audio.
So we pull over, the guy preten...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
23, Report:
#67528
Posted Date:
Sep 25 2003
AUDIOFILE 583LR are not real! San Diego California
Standard story of two guys in their twenties offering the 583LR speakers. I was at the Mira Mesa Mall getting in my truck when they pulled up.They were in a mid 90's chevy astro or gmc van. Licence plate (YST 104) from Oregon.
They got me for $260. The speakers work...for now...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Electronics
24, Report:
#67497
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2003
Audiofile ripoff scam fraudulent City Of Industry California
My roommate and I were approached by two gentlemen in a white van who were selling audio equipment. We looked at the products and the brochures they had to offer and decided that it looked like a pretty good deal. We paid cash for two Audiofile 583LR speakers.
Upon arriving back...
Entity
Categories: Stereos
25, Report:
#67283
Posted Date:
Sep 21 2003
Audiofile 583LR Tower Spekers Scam At Fry's In Sacramento ripoff, Audiofile Ripoff Sacasramento California
What happened to me is pretty much what happened to everybody else that has posted here. 2 guys that were driving a Ford Expedition asked me if I wanted to buy some speakers, as I was getting into my car. They told me that the warehouse had given them too many. They didn't want t...
Entity
Categories: Stereos