Farm Machinery For Sale: Avoiding Scams [article from Articleranks]

Farm Machinery For Sale: Avoiding Scams

It's a sad truth that in any large marketplace, there will be people running scams. Farm machinery is often very expensive and scammers can potentially make a lot of money. Being aware of the most common scams and using common sense should keep you safe. Read the rest of this article to learn more.

Farm Machinery Scams For Sale

• One of the most popular online scams is when the 'seller' tells you they're abroad and that they'll ship the item to you. Obviously, you're not going to see the farm machinery you've paid for. The best way to avoid a scam like this is never pay for something you've never seen.

• A scammer will try all they can to ensure they don't have to meet or talk on the phone with you. At this point you should cut contact with the person because anybody that genuinely has farm machinery for sale will want to help you and make a sale.

• Scammers also target your items for sale to get at your money. Scams like this make use of fake cheques and banker's drafts. Scammers also like to use Western Union. Scammers often send you too much money 'by accident'. They'll then request that you give them back the difference. In some cases, they overpay and instruct you to send the difference to their 'shipping agent'. They often request for this to be done via Western Union.

• In all these cases, the cheque or banker's draft will clear perfectly in your account, giving you confidence it is genuine. You then honour your half of the deal and transfer the money. The bank will take their money back a few weeks later when they have worked out their mistake. You're then out of pocket for the amount you refunded or forwarded on. Of course, you'll have lost the item too if you sent it.

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