More fake businesses promoting themselves as a farm, heavy equipment, or vehicle dealer are emerging and claiming victims and their money.
A search for “farm equipment” on the Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker shows multiple reports of people contacting and/or sending money to a business on the promise to receive a piece of equipment.
On July 14, for example, someone from Hollywood, Ala., indicated they were to “purchase farm equipment via wire transfer” from Agee Equipment Sales until their bank flagged the payment.
People in other states made similar reports on July 7.