Petersen Heavy Equipment
A buyer reported losing $15,750 to Petersen Heavy Equipment in Madison, NE after wiring funds through petersenequipmentne.com for a 2014 Kubota SVL75-2 track loader that was never delivered. Listed phone (402) 526-5891.
BuildPower Heavy Equipment in Omaha, NE (Nebraska) — website buildpowerheavyequipment.com, phone (402) 513-9959, email sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com, address 13305 Portal Dr, Omaha NE 68138. Read complaints and reviews of BuildPower Heavy Equipment Omaha Nebraska before sending any money.
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BuildPower Heavy Equipment, operating at buildpowerheavyequipment.com, is a fraudulent online heavy equipment dealer listing 13305 Portal Dr, Omaha, NE 68138 in Douglas County as its location. The site lists phone (402) 513-9959 and email sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com, and its About page contradicts itself by also claiming to be 'Headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota' while elsewhere saying 'headquartered in Omaha, NE.' Buyers who send payment to BuildPower Heavy Equipment receive nothing.
The website advertises low-hour Bobcat T770 and T870 track loaders, Kubota SVL 75-2, Caterpillar 259D3, and other heavy equipment with prices well below market — for example a 2023 Bobcat T770 with only 154 hours listed at $44,000 and a 2020 T770 with 2,050 hours at $31,500. After a buyer agrees to purchase, BuildPower Heavy Equipment demands a deposit or full payment by wire transfer, Zelle, ACH, or cryptocurrency sent to a third-party bank account that does not match the business name. Once the payment clears, no equipment is ever shipped from the claimed Omaha, NE yard and the seller goes silent.
A buyer reported losing $17,500 after wiring funds to BuildPower Heavy Equipment for a 2023 Bobcat T770 Track Skid Steer Loader (Stock #348760, 154 hours) listed at $44,000 on buildpowerheavyequipment.com. The skid steer was never shipped from the claimed 13305 Portal Dr, Omaha, NE 68138 location. Phone calls to (402) 513-9959 and emails to sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com went unanswered after the wire cleared. Do NOT send money to buildpowerheavyequipment.com.
Domain registered 31 days ago
buildpowerheavyequipment.com was registered on 2026-04-21 through Web Commerce Communications Limited (WebNic.cc), yet the About page claims '30+ years' and '33 years' in the heavy equipment business. A real 30-year dealer would not have a one-month-old domain.
Contradictory headquarters in About page
The About page on buildpowerheavyequipment.com simultaneously claims the company is 'Headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota' and 'headquartered in Omaha, NE,' while the footer lists 13305 Portal Dr, Omaha, NE 68138. A legitimate dealer has one verifiable HQ.
Leftover competitor name in About copy
The About page tells visitors to 'experience the John's Tractor House difference today,' proving the BuildPower Heavy Equipment text was copy-pasted from another scam template targeting 'John's Tractor House' buyers.
2023 Bobcat T770 at $44,000 with only 154 hours
A 2023 Bobcat T770 with 154 hours typically sells for $75,000–$90,000 used. Pricing a near-new T770 at $44,000 (Stock #348760) is a classic underpriced bait listing designed to rush wire-transfer payments.
Wire/Zelle/ACH/crypto payments only
The 'Buy Now' flow on buildpowerheavyequipment.com routes buyers to off-platform wire, Zelle, ACH, or cryptocurrency payments to a third-party account — methods that cannot be charged back. No credit card or escrow option is provided.
Fake '14 Day Money Back' guarantee
The site advertises a '14 Day Money Back' policy in the top menu to reassure buyers, but the same seller stops answering (402) 513-9959 and sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com the moment a wire clears, making the policy unenforceable.
WordPress 'Auto' theme used as a generic dealer template
The HTML reveals a generic WordPress theme at /wp-content/themes/auto/ with stock-photo brand logos for Caterpillar, Komatsu, John Deere, Volvo, Bobcat, SANY, JCB, and Kubota — the same template seen across dozens of fake heavy-equipment sites.
13305 Portal Dr, Omaha NE 68138 is not a heavy-equipment yard
The 13305 Portal Dr address in southwest Omaha is in a light commercial/warehouse area and is not associated with any registered Nebraska heavy-equipment dealer named BuildPower.
“I found a 2023 Bobcat T770 Track Skid Steer Loader listed on buildpowerheavyequipment.com for $44,000, Stock #348760, with only 154 hours. I called (402) 513-9959 and emailed sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com, and a man told me to wire a $17,500 deposit to lock in the price and they would freight it from Omaha, NE. I wired the $17,500 to the account they sent and they confirmed it. After that, nobody answered (402) 513-9959 and my emails to sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com bounced back unread. The Bobcat T770 never shipped and I cannot get my money back.”
2026-04-21
Domain buildpowerheavyequipment.com registered via WebNic.cc.
2026-04-25
Site goes live using a generic WordPress 'auto' dealer theme with Bobcat, Kubota, Caterpillar, and John Deere inventory.
2026-05-08
Buyer finds the 2023 Bobcat T770 (Stock #348760) listed at $44,000 and calls (402) 513-9959.
2026-05-10
Buyer wires $17,500 deposit to a third-party bank account provided by sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com.
2026-05-14
Seller stops answering (402) 513-9959 and emails to sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com go unanswered.
2026-05-19
Buyer's bank confirms the wire cannot be recalled; no Bobcat T770 has shipped from 13305 Portal Dr, Omaha, NE.
2026-05-22
Buyer files scam report with ScamReported.com referencing buildpowerheavyequipment.com.
17,500
Online Purchase — Heavy Equipment Fraud
May 22, 2026
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Yes. BuildPower Heavy Equipment, listed at 13305 Portal Dr, Omaha, NE 68138 and operating at buildpowerheavyequipment.com, has been reported as an online heavy equipment scam. A buyer paid BuildPower Heavy Equipment $17,500 for a 2023 Bobcat T770 that was never delivered.
No. buildpowerheavyequipment.com is not a legitimate heavy equipment dealer. The domain was registered on April 21, 2026 — only about 31 days before this report — yet the site claims '30+ years' in the industry.
BuildPower Heavy Equipment lists 13305 Portal Dr, Omaha, NE 68138, in Douglas County. The same About page contradicts itself by also claiming to be headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota.
(402) 513-9959 is the phone number listed by BuildPower Heavy Equipment on buildpowerheavyequipment.com. The 402 area code covers Omaha and eastern Nebraska. The number has been associated with the heavy equipment scam reported here.
sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com is the contact email listed by BuildPower Heavy Equipment. After payment is sent, victims report that sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com stops responding.
No. The 2023 Bobcat T770 (Stock #348760, 154 hours, $44,000) on buildpowerheavyequipment.com is part of the scam. A buyer wired $17,500 toward this listing and never received the machine.
The About page on buildpowerheavyequipment.com says the company is 'Headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota' in one paragraph and 'headquartered in Omaha, NE' in another, and the page even mentions a different company name, 'John's Tractor House.' These contradictions confirm the site is copy-pasted scam content, not a real business.
Contact your bank or wire provider immediately and request a wire recall or chargeback. File a complaint with the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov and an FBI internet-fraud complaint at ic3.gov. Also report BuildPower Heavy Equipment to the Nebraska Attorney General's consumer-protection division and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office in Omaha.
If you found this page by searching BuildPower Heavy Equipment, buildpowerheavyequipment.com, 13305 Portal Dr Omaha NE, (402) 513-9959, or sales@buildpowerheavyequipment.com: yes — this website has been reported as an online heavy equipment scam. A buyer lost $17,500 to buildpowerheavyequipment.com after wiring funds for a 2023 Bobcat T770 Track Skid Steer Loader that was never delivered. Do not send money to buildpowerheavyequipment.com.
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