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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are working eBay to sell cloned cars and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has felt .
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 reportedly exploiting auction place eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate vehicle, the BBC has met .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but pronounces no action has been taken. The offenders have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray did:" The police have known about this gang since January .
" As a onetime police officer I'm absolutely outraged. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay dealer solicited he compensate with cash on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online payment structure .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he had been able to get his money back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this coin back, ever ," he articulated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle steal.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful auto, including licence slabs, chassis 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 lent:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would ask purchasers to always compensate via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson articulated:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, impairment and probability to the public and allocate patrolmen and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the participating asks that we may be facing at that special experience and a decision is then reached on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing government decisions cleared in this 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 named the con artists as" froth of the earth ."