Paper Toy/Doll SCAM in Paris

Another great/informative video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpZpEtOu4Kc

Neat little toys that danced along to music, along the Champs Elysees in Paris. Notice the crowd of adults fascinated by the simple kids toys!

Update: this is actually a scam whereby there is an invisible string attached to teh back of the boom box that makes the puppets dance. They don't dance on their own!

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[jasmine28150]

im trying to do this as my science project since i bought 3 of them from spain but they wont dance omg what do i do???

[peekstar]

@jasmine28150 - Sorry it is a scam. But you can replicate it by attaching a string to something that will wind it, like a CD player. If you google it i'm sure there's a better explanation than I can provide.

[Cherryanne22]

I bought 2 of these from the same guy last weekend but unfortunately it's a scam. : (

[peekstar]

Really?? In what sense is it a scam? Do they not dance when you try them? Or what makes them different than the ones in the video, because I can't imagine what the trick is?

[Cherryanne22]

I still can't figure it out but they definitely do not dance without some kind of hidden assistance. They even come with directions in the package that say you have to use a string. When I Googled it I found out they scam people in many major European cities. I was bummed. They were for my kids.

[peekstar]

Oh I am so sorry to hear that. I hope they are able to enjoy them anyway. Or show them this video to see what they are supposed to do... :(

[StakeingISNT4me]

i think forrest gump couldve cracked that case.

[yopro987]

It won't work guys no matter how loud the music trust me it's a scam I bought one

[KristelSolimanVEVO]

@ryandav08

THERE IS NO STRING IT DANCES FROM THE VERY LOUD MUSIC OMG U GUYS DON'T UNDERSTAND WTF

[KristelSolimanVEVO]

@jasmine28150

U need loud music to make em dance

[Zoeslaterz]

@frederikteglhus I saw it in new york like, 15 years ago and i was about 8 years old and i wanted one so fucking bad.

[GerlandoSavio]

I have to know how those things work, and don't tell me they have a string, I already know that but I can't figure out how they make them move with that string! Has anybody made one of these work?

[BlueBellyfluff]

@peekstar This is PART of the scam...while you are distracted, another punk opens your bag and steals your stuff.

[frederikteglhus]

do they sell these in america too, or is it only in euro cities? would american cops care about a street scam like this?

[ryandav08]

you should cut the string :)

[screeemar]

saw these all over Europe. didnt know they were scams until i watched real hustle. NOW I KNOW.