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Joined: Apr 2007
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If anyone saw the ad in the Dallas Morning News from a fish farm in Arkansas offering free fish and free delivery it is a scam. The person offering the fish got into a lot of trouble in Illinois for the same scam. Here is a link to an article http://dnr.state.il.us/pubaffairs/2007/May/ARKANSAS.HTML
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Thanks for posting. I emailed to a couple friends in San Antonio he scammed!
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from the linked article: LEWISTOWN, IL- An Arkansas man has avoided potential felony prosecution by pleading guilty to two Class A Misdemeanors in Fulton County court in Lewistown, Illinois.
A wee bit of coincidence as we spent alot of time working Fulton County for pond property. It is a hot bed for strip mine lakes. The topography is hilly and recreation property is abundant and selling like hotcakes. Ironically, we got real serious with a nice little 26 acre parcel with a nice little 1 ac pond that needed renovation...about 50 grand. I still think about it now and then, and the potential. near miss in Lewistown
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saw the same ad, called them before reading this. As I work, and on PST, it was out of hours. I will report on their response to my "where/when do I come" call" (I am in north-central TX, to a trivial trip.) If anyone saw the ad in the Dallas Morning News from a fish farm in Arkansas offering free fish and free delivery it is a scam. The person offering the fish got into a lot of trouble in Illinois for the same scam. Here is a link to an article http://dnr.state.il.us/pubaffairs/2007/May/ARKANSAS.HTML
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This ad also runs from time to time in Memphis. A similar ad has been running from time to time for about 15 years. Way back then, I actually called the guy, not knowing any better. He did not call me back when he had promised to do so. A few days later he finally called me back and I explained that, not having heard from him, I had ordered from someone else. He became very irate over the phone and hung up on me. Later, when I learned of his reputation, I felt lucky that I had avoided him. Some of the information in the Illinois article from the link above echoes my own limited experience associated with this ad.
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Darrell, sounds like the same guy I ran into about 10 years ago. Especially, the irate part. He threatened me with dumping the fish at the front of my gate. He also promised me a good butt whuppin. However, he declined to set a time and date for either event.
I saw his ad in the Fort Worth Star Telegram about a month ago.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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I clicked on the link. That is the SOB all right. Right down to the middle initial. What a piece crap.
"The doorway to freedom is framed in muskets"... Charleton Heston
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Sorry guys I thought I was in the thread I started
"The doorway to freedom is framed in muskets"... Charleton Heston
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Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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