White van selling fish

[the_bloke 17]

Sounds like someone has been caught hook line and sinker.

 

In all seriousness though, what is the scam? Surely if someone is paying for fish at the door, and it's still fish when they get it to the kitchen.. it's not a scam?

[Alcoblog 10]

It's not very clever for everyone to post daft fishy puns on porpoise, so that counts me out.

[Jim Hardie 527]

Sounds like someone has been caught hook line and sinker.

 

In all seriousness though, what is the scam? Surely if someone is paying for fish at the door, and it's still fish when they get it to the kitchen.. it's not a scam?

 

I think they sell boxed stuff for the freezer and you don't get the same stuff that they show you.

[alchresearch 214]

Something like this perhaps:

 

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/woman-pays-88-for-bag-of-out-of-date-fish-in-scam-1-6756104

 

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/NEWS/10732010.Warning_as_rogue_salesmen_con_vulnerable_pensioners_with_out_of_date_fish/

 

Its a common tactic, unmarked white van selling dodgy fish.

[Padders 2,866]

Has anyone come across a white van with two guys selling wet fish. One has been in our area targeting the elderly. My next door neighbour was scammed. I have told the police.

 

where exactly is this plaice.

[yorky15 10]

Whereabouts are they? Or is it just Had-ock?

[Mr Bloke 1,445]

Has anyone come across a white van with two guys selling wet fish. One has been in our area targeting the elderly. My next door neighbour was scammed. I have told the police.

In all seriousness, it's good to see that this thread is still here and the 'f i unny' puns have not been removed.

 

Humorous posts (and even the ones that make you groan) can often help to focus attention on a serious incident and remind people of the reason behind the thread being posted in the first pla i ce.

[old tup 30]

I,m getting fed up of trawling through this post its about time someone threw a net on it!.

[iamwoody 19]

Thanks for the heads up , i'll have a Pike out of the window and see if I can see owt !

[AMR67 10]

I asked him how much the fish was that looked ill - he answered sick squid........

[old tup 30]

Reading this post was BRILL,usually people just CARP on about things!.It is like a BREAM of light a RAY or a RAINBOW after a rainy day!.Buying fish from a van you must DAB it and SMELT it before you buy!.Don,t FLOUNDER around or they will treat you like a SPRAT and think you are a bit of a POLLOCK!.Tell him no and he will PERCH his fish back in his van and EEL disappear!.

Edited March 3, 2017 by old tup
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[SCC EPS 10]

Sheffield City Council Trading Standards investigate incidents of this nature. Please contact us on 0114 2736290 or at [email protected] if you wish to report an incident or if you have information regarding the identity of the traders or the vehicle registration number.