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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are using eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has encountered .
By LUKE JOHN SMITH
PUBLISHED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017 | UPDATED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017
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eBay con artists are scamming motorists out of thousands of pounds online
Thieves are supposedly exercising auctioneer area eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the identity of a lawful vehicle, the BBC has witnessed .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one scapegoat- have scammed eBay buyers out of thousands of pounds .
At least three vehicles in Greater Manchester were involved in the new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 buying a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but says no action has been taken. The culprits have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray alleged:" The police have known about this syndicate since January .
" As a onetime police officer I'm absolutely disgusted. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay seller solicited he offer with currency on collection, rather than use the website's secure online payment arrangement .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was plagiarized- there was little chance he had been able to get his coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this fund back, ever ," he added .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle fraud.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate automobile, including licence platefuls, framework numerals and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective buyers can run a background check on the car and the details will appear to be correct.
An eBay spokesman confirmed to the BBC that the accounts in question had been closed down and contributed:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would expect purchasers to always compensate via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson responded:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, trauma and likelihood to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the participating involves that we may be facing at that particular occasion and a decision is then compiled on how to respond .
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" We are currently remembering government decisions performed in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exerted BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" scum of the earth ."