{"id":5789,"date":"2025-04-22T15:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/?p=5789"},"modified":"2025-04-22T15:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:15:51","slug":"dont-get-scammed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/dont-get-scammed\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Get Scammed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The internet has become an invaluable tool to ranchers, farmers and homesteaders looking to buy or sell livestock. But, scammers have infiltrated the industry making online sales and\/or purchases more difficult to navigate. Here are some great tips to avoid getting scammed. And, as a bonus they can help you develop great contacts and relationships with the people you are buying or selling to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-uf-ifas-extension-highlands-county wp-block-embed-uf-ifas-extension-highlands-county\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-container\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2GHhYBErz4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifas.ufl.edu\/highlandsco\/2024\/01\/04\/awareness-and-preparation-avoiding-potential-scams-when-buying-or-selling-cattle-online\/\">Awareness and Preparation: Avoiding Potential Scams When Buying or Selling Cattle Online<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Awareness and Preparation: Avoiding Potential Scams When Buying or Selling Cattle Online&#8221; &#8212; UF\/IFAS Extension Highlands County\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ifas.ufl.edu\/highlandsco\/2024\/01\/04\/awareness-and-preparation-avoiding-potential-scams-when-buying-or-selling-cattle-online\/embed\/#?secret=ozXiHbXEst#?secret=2GHhYBErz4\" data-secret=\"2GHhYBErz4\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The internet has become an invaluable tool to ranchers, farmers and homesteaders looking to buy or sell livestock. 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