Beware of tractor scammers

REPORTS of businesses in the agricultural sector and farms being scammed online by imposters posing as suppliers taking advantage of supply issues, have sharply increased. Farmers have possibly been scammed of up to $1.2 million according to the ACCC with the most common scam involving the sale of tractors. Photo: SPEC FILE.

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October 23, 2022 | 7:00 AM

FARMERS and small businesses in rural and regional areas have lost more than $1.2 million to scammers this year, an increase of more than 20 per cent compared to last year, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Reports to the ACCC’s Scamwatch show a spike in agricultural businesses vulnerable to supply issues, being scammed between January 1 and August 31, 2022.