An Alarming Farm Equipment Scam Is Ripping Off Farmers Across America

An alarming farm equipment scam is ripping off farmers across America

Farmers across the country are being targeted in a new scheme that can lead to major financial losses. A warning issued this week by the Federal Trade Commission says the agency has received reports of scammers ripping off farmers with fake ads for farm equipment.

FTC: Scammers are impersonating farm equipment businesses

WASHINGTON — The FTC is hearing about a scam targeting some of the hardest working people out there: farmers. Scammers posing as farm equipment businesses are selling (fake) equipment to farmers, who end up empty-handed. Here’s how the scam works and how to avoid it.  It starts like this: you might scroll through social media […]