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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exploiting eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has seen .
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 expending auction website eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a lawful gondola, the BBC has perceived .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one prey- 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 marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but speaks no measures have been made. The crimes have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray articulated:" 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 seller sought he offer with currency on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online remittance method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was embezzled- 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 coming this coin back, ever ," he responded .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle crime.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful vehicle, including licence layers, chassis numbers and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective purchasers 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 included:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we would question buyers to always pay via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman read:" When we receive each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, evil and peril to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting expects that we may be facing at that special era and a decision is then stirred on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting government decisions procreated in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exploited BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" scum of the earth ."