<s>
The	O
white	B-Device
van	I-Device
speaker	I-Device
scam	I-Device
is	O
a	O
scam	O
sales	O
technique	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
con	O
artist	O
makes	O
a	O
buyer	O
believe	O
they	O
are	O
getting	O
a	O
good	O
price	O
on	O
home	O
entertainment	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
typical	O
white	B-Device
van	I-Device
speaker	I-Device
scam	I-Device
involves	O
one	O
to	O
three	O
individuals	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
usually	O
casually	O
dressed	O
or	O
wearing	O
uniforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
drive	O
an	O
SUV	O
,	O
minivan	O
or	O
a	O
commercial	O
vehicle	O
(	O
usually	O
a	O
white	O
commercial	O
van	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
rented	O
inexpensively	O
)	O
that	O
often	O
displays	O
a	O
company	O
logo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operators	O
often	O
claim	O
that	O
they	O
work	O
for	O
an	O
audio	O
retailer	O
or	O
audio	O
installer	O
and	O
that	O
,	O
through	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
corporate	O
error	O
(	O
warehouse	O
operator	O
mistake	O
,	O
bookkeeping	O
mistakes	O
,	O
computer	B-Error_Name
glitch	I-Error_Name
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Device
van	I-Device
speakers	I-Device
are	O
often	O
partially	O
filled	O
with	O
concrete	O
or	O
rocks	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
weight	O
and	O
create	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
high	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
common	O
characteristic	O
of	O
white	B-Device
van	I-Device
speakers	I-Device
is	O
an	O
unusually	O
high	O
wattage	O
rating	O
for	O
their	O
size	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
1000	O
watts	O
for	O
a	O
3-inch	O
speaker	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
reality	O
may	O
be	O
rated	O
as	O
low	O
as	O
five	O
watts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
cases	O
when	O
a	O
buyer	O
tries	O
to	O
hook	O
up	O
the	O
home	O
theatre	O
system	O
to	O
a	O
high-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
set	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
that	O
it	O
cannot	O
be	O
done	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
claim	O
of	O
HD	O
compatibility	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
white	B-Device
van	I-Device
system	O
is	O
just	O
another	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
scam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
the	O
scam	O
and	O
its	O
dubious	O
legality	O
,	O
white	B-Device
van	I-Device
scams	O
often	O
have	O
relatively	O
sophisticated	O
logistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
more	O
recent	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
white	B-Device
van	I-Device
speaker	I-Device
scam	I-Device
has	O
turned	O
into	O
an	O
electronic	O
product	O
sold	O
on	O
second-hand	O
goods	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
packaging	O
for	O
such	O
projectors	O
will	O
claim	O
high	O
specifications	O
such	O
as	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
high	O
lumen	O
ratings	O
,	O
and	O
high	O
contrast	O
ratios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
variety	O
of	O
the	O
white	B-Device
van	I-Device
scam	O
was	O
observed	O
around	O
"	O
commercial	O
grade	O
"	O
trampolines	O
on	O
eBay	O
,	O
Craigslist	O
and	O
other	O
classified	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
