I Fell For the Oldest Scam in the Book

I Fell For the Oldest Scam in the Book is a LinusTechTips video where Linus buys a set of apparently high-end speakers from a scammer to show how easy it is to fool people and how to spot a fake. It starts with him receiving an email from a viewer who lost cash to a speaker seller, then Linus orders the speakers himself, unboxes them, tests them with friends, and reveals they’re worthless knock-offs.

Throughout the video he pulls apart the packaging, website, and sound test to highlight red flags—like overly polished branding, lame audio performance, and too-good-to-be-true pricing. By walking us step-by-step through the scam, Linus breaks down how fraudsters lure buyers and shares practical tips for avoiding these rip-offs in the future.

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