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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