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Farmer loses nearly £30k in tractor scam

Essex farmer Richard Bennett was forced to seek legal advice after a scam tractor advert cost him £30,000

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Farmer loses nearly £30k in tractor scam

An Essex arable farmer lost nearly £30,000 after being duped into paying for a John Deere tractor that did not exist. Richard Bennett, 61, who farms just outside Brentwood, thought he was transferring...

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