SteelCheck Blog — Buyer Research & Dealer Guides
- The 12 Red Flags of a Used Equipment Scam — From 1,200+ Verification Checks
Fraudulent equipment sellers follow patterns, and the patterns are checkable in minutes. The twelve flags our verification desk weighs on every report, with the reasoning behind each.
- How to Verify Any Equipment Dealer in 15 Minutes (The Exact Desk Procedure)
The five-check procedure our desk runs on every seller — registry, satellite, phone, proof video, written terms — written out so any buyer can run it before wiring.
- Wire Transfer Safety for Heavy Equipment Purchases: The Payee-Match Rule
Wires are instant, final, and the scammer's favorite rail. The three-name match rule, the invoice tells, and what the payment stage reveals about a seller.
- Anatomy of a Fake Equipment Dealer Website — A Checked Example
We walk through a CAUTION-verdict storefront from our own index — below-market prices, a residential address, reused photos, a mismatched payee — and show how each check exposed it.