BBB: Fake heavy equipment sales growing in Alabama

The Better Business Bureau issued a warning to the region’s heavy equipment vendors last week after a scam that has already taken $1.5 million from businesses was discovered. The scam involves individuals creating a shop on the internet using actual companies, many of which are closed, in an attempt to look legitimate. Possible buyers are then going online to research these companies and assume that because the business’s website looks real that online transactions are safe. The scammers have been using such websites as Craigslist, Facebook, and Marketplace to post the equipment and collect th