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Old May 30, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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that want to give me FREE speakers, as im sure that is their lure. they pull up in SUVs asking if I want any free speakers that are in the back of their SUV. I take it this is another form of the "White Van Speaker scam" But havent BS'd with them, i just simply tell them no and roll up the window or just ignore them.

So if youre around the 290 / Hollister area, you maybe be eligable for some "FREE speakers"


anyone else been hit up on this offer & most likely scam?
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Old May 30, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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Haha, I was in a shopping center off of hwy 6 and 529 in my truck and they saw me and were hangin out the window yellin at me and chased me all through the parkin lot and then a couple minutes later I saw some guy looking in the back of their van.
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Old May 30, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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They tried me once on 249. I heard they sell you a sealed box with bricks in it.
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Old May 30, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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lol, box with bricks, cops dont do anything with these people?
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Old May 30, 2005 | 09:55 PM
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Someone posted about the same thing a few months ago.
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Old May 30, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by PSYKOZ28
lol, box with bricks, cops dont do anything with these people?
I think they avoid the cops as much as possible. I know I would if I was selling you a box of bricks.LOL
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Old May 31, 2005 | 08:16 AM
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i was at the wells fargo at 1960 and 290 making a deposit one day and they came up next to me offering me a surround sound system. i told them i wanted to see inside the box and they hauled *** they looked like good honest people, if you consider tatooed up, smoking like chimneys and constantly looking over their shoulders honest.
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Old May 31, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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LOL, i haven't seen any of these guys in College Station, but i had a friend do it for a week, and said he felt so dirty after a couple days, but he seemed like the type to end up doing it.

Up in Fort Worth, they were everywhere.
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yea they drove up next to me when i was at the krogers at 1960 and Neldrige -right next to 290- i told to get bent and he looked at me funny.. he didnt say anything to me guess he saw the other 3 - 6' 2'' and above guys that work at the gym with me LOL.
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haha they tried that crap with me one time

what a joke
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Old May 31, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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Damn Matt, you should've gone for that. LOL.
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Old May 31, 2005 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by KingCrapBox
Damn Matt, you should've gone for that. LOL.
as if i wasnt an easy enough target for them, maybe they were just in the giving mood and im just an *******
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 12:24 AM
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There was a thread about this last year, apparently this scam happens all over the place... there's a link in the thread to a site with a detailed explanation of what they do. https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198635
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