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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are utilizing eBay to sell cloned cars and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has concluded .
By LUKE JOHN SMITH
PUBLISHED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017 | UPDATED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017
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eBay con artist are scamming motorists out of thousands of pounds online
Thieves are allegedly use auctioneer area eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the name of a lawful gondola, the BBC has ascertained .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- have scammed eBay buyers out of thousands of pounds .
At least three vehicles in Greater Manchester were involved in the brand-new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 buying a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but announces no action has been taken. The wrongdoers have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray enunciated:" The police have known about this gang 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 dealer sought he pay with currency on collect, rather than use the website's secure online remittance organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he had been able to get his fund back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund back, ever ," he remarked .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle steal.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate auto, including licence dishes, framework amounts 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 added:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we would invite purchasers to always pay via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson spoke:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, ill and danger to the public and allocate patrolmen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying challenges that we may be facing at that particular era and a decision is then originated on how to respond .
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" We are currently recollecting the decision constructed in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a consumed BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" scum of the earth ."