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[โ€“] beliquititious@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This was years ago, but I was driving around listening to music with my windows down and a couple guys in a van pulled up next to me and asked if I wanted a deal on stereo equipment. Being the naive idiot I was I followed them into a parking lot.

They claimed to be home stereo installers and had accidentally received two premium stereos for a customer order instead of one. They wanted to get rid of the second one for beer money and asked for like $200. They had a magazine that showed the stereo was worth several thousand and I thought I might make a quick buck by reselling it to a pawn shop or online.

I didn't have $200 but I had overdraft protection so I thought I would pull that money out anyway and pay it back once I had sold the stereo. The guy at the pawnshop was the one who told me I got scammed and I have never felt more embarrassed.

[โ€“] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

what was wrong with the stereo?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_van_speaker_scam

Usually a knock off brand of inferior quality complete with fake magazine or fake website showing an insanely high retail price.

[โ€“] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Probably broken or ultra low quality