Scammers are taking advantage of supply shortages within the agriculture industry, leading to a loss of more than $1.2 million for farmers, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Almost 300 reports of fraudulent sales of tractors and other farm machinery have been made to the ACCC's Scamwatch between January and August this year, a 21 per cent increase in reports made for the same period in 2021.
