I have found out that VendStar changed their name to VendThree. I called them and a salesman named Howard called me back. He told me to call 877-355-0778 and ask for Allan Turner. I about fell out of my chair as I knew this was an alias that Jim Ellis had used in the past. I called and left a message and less than five minutes later Ellis called me back on a blocked line. He stated that he was in northern California and went into a BS spiel how he used to have 300 machines and put his two sons through college with the proceeds from his vending route. I listened in shock as this was the same line he used with me two years ago to convince me that I should buy vending machines. I asked him to see a contract as I wanted to see where he allegedly was operating from. The contract came from Nationwide Locating Company from FL and was sent by a man named Wally.

I have read that the FBI is after Mr. Ellis and I have forwarded this information to the FBI and the attorney general in Florida. If you have had any dealings with either Mr. Ellis or Nationwide Locating and were ripped off I would strongly advise doing the same. The only way we can send these criminals to jail is to make our collective voices heard.