The white van speaker scam strikes in HamiltonSUPPLIED A Hamilton resident took these pictures surreptitiously with her phone in the Bunnings Warehouse carpark in 2015, when a similar scam occurred. The man, who wanted to remain anonymous, became a victim of the white van speaker scam on Friday. READ MORE:* Scam hits Hamilton, Auckland* Hoax caller from overseas makes the mistake* Scam emails replicating Apple iTunes* Email scam a poisoned AppleThe scam's most recent victim was sitting in his vehicle in the Mitre 10 Mega Ruakura car park in Hamilton East when a white van pulled up beside him. "These two guys got out and asked if I was after a stereo system," he said. The scammers then followed him to a nearby ATM, where he got cash out to pay for the stereo system.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2017 02:28 UTC