FBI: Crooks have stolen $20 million with false Internet ads

Many people should be wary of Internet ads, especially for large ticket items, but apparently enough folks aren’t. The Internet Crime Complaint Center today said over $20 million has been scammed and more than 6,800 complaints have been logged between June 2009 and June 2014 over rip-off ads.

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The criminals have mostly been targeting online consumers with false advertisements for high priced items such as automobiles, boats, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles, lawn mowers, tractors and other high-end gear.

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