BBB Scam Tracker

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Sams Equipment & Used Parts in Dawson, MN, operating at samsheavyequipment.com, is a fraudulent online heavy equipment and used parts dealer claiming to operate from a showroom in Dawson, Minnesota. The website advertises mini excavators, tractors, skid steers, and used heavy equipment — including listings such as a 2020 Kubota KX080-4S2 mini excavator priced at $31,800 — at suspiciously low prices designed to attract buyers searching for used construction equipment in Minnesota and across the United States. After payment is sent (typically via wire transfer, Zelle, ACH, or cryptocurrency), Sams Equipment & Used Parts stops responding entirely. There is no delivery, no refund, no customer service, no answer to emails sent to sales@samsheavyequipment.com, and no answer when calling (320) 427-4453. A buyer reported losing $8,000 to this scam after wiring funds for a piece of equipment that was never shipped from the claimed Dawson, MN location. The listed address at 1525 US-212, Dawson, MN 56232 and the phone number (320) 427-4453 appear to be either fake or used to impersonate a legitimate Dawson, Minnesota business. The site uses high-quality stock-style photographs of equipment (with stock IDs and VIN numbers) to appear legitimate. Do NOT send money to samsheavyequipment.com. If you have already paid Sams Equipment & Used Parts in Dawson, MN, contact your bank, file a chargeback, and report the fraud to the FTC, IC3 (FBI), and the Minnesota Attorney General in Saint Paul.