SANFORD, Maine - John Deere General Sales Sanford, which lists its address as 8 Shaws Ridge Rd, Sanford, ME, ME 04073, US, is a scam. According to the buyer's account, they wired $22,000 for a 2026 SKY TRAK 3013 shown on the site and the machine never arrived.
A full bank wire of $22,000 is difficult to reverse once it clears, which is why the buyer's loss matters for others shopping for late-model equipment. The telehandler in the listing was a recent model with very low hours, and the payment was the full agreed amount rather than a deposit.
The listing
The listing on johndeeregeneralsalessanford.com advertised a 2026 SKY TRAK 3013 compact telehandler. The seller's own description named the machine a 2026 SkyTrak 3013 with an "exceptionally low 20 hours," called it a factory demonstration unit, and listed features including a Kubota diesel engine, 4WD, pneumatic tires, forks included, a suspension seat and a parking brake. The writeup stated a 2,700-lb lift capacity and a 13-foot maximum lift and reach.
The site page carried an asking price of $22,000 while the description text on the same listing repeatedly referenced $20,000 as the price point. The combination of a current model year, single-digit hours and included forks made the advertisement attractive to buyers seeking a nearly new telehandler at a deep discount.
How the sale unfolded
According to the buyer's account, they located the listing while searching for a compact telehandler and compared it with other machines. The model year, the 20 hours recorded in the description and the price put the SkyTrak well ahead of competing offers in the buyer's view.
The buyer said they contacted the seller through the site and completed negotiations for the advertised price. The buyer then sent $22,000 by bank wire to the recipient specified in the transaction records they provided to this desk.
After the wire was sent the buyer waited for the telehandler to be made available for pickup or delivery. The buyer said time passed without the machine arriving and without the seller producing a sighting at a yard, a delivery confirmation, or another verifiable handoff.
As the delay lengthened, the buyer pursued the matter and concluded the equipment would not be delivered. According to the buyer's account, the transaction ended with $22,000 sent by wire and no telehandler transferred to the buyer.
What the website shows
The site presents itself as John Deere General Sales Sanford and lists its location as 8 Shaws Ridge Rd, Sanford, ME, ME 04073, US. The page supplies a telephone contact of +1 207-977-5383 alongside the inventory listing for the SkyTrak.
Registration records show the domain johndeeregeneralsalessanford.com was created Aug. 17, 2026 at the registrar TUCOWS.COM, CO. The registrant is masked by privacy service records and the site does not publish dealer licensing or U.S. Department of Transportation numbers that would identify an established dealer.
How these schemes work
Federal guidance notes that fraudsters often advertise late-model, low-hour machines at steep discounts to attract full-payment buyers. Those schemes commonly use recently created domains, masked registrant details and listings that allow buyers to send the full amount by wire before any in-person inspection.
The SkyTrak listing shares several of those red flags: a 2026 model year with 20 hours, a price below typical market comparables, and a domain created in mid-August 2026 whose registrant is hidden. Those features make it difficult for a buyer to confirm the machine exists in a verifiable dealer inventory before wiring funds.
If you sent money
Contact your bank right away and request a wire recall or trace; keep every receipt, invoice, message and confirmation related to the transfer. Preserve screenshots of the listing and the domain details and gather any correspondence about the sale.
File a complaint with the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov and with the Federal Trade Commission at reportfraud.ftc.gov, providing the domain name and the URL of the listing for the 2026 SkyTrak 3013. These records will help investigators and may be required by your bank when you seek a recall or other remedies.
