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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are consuming eBay to sell cloned gondolas and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has observed .
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 supposedly use auction place eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a lawful auto, the BBC has witnessed .
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Con artists- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but replies no measures have been made. The crimes have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray replied:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 requested he offer with money on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online pay structure .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this coin 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 coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this coin back, ever ," he articulated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle stealing.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate car, including licence plates, chassis quantities and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective customers 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 collection is very unusual and we were able to request customers to always compensate via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman announced:" When we receive a report of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, evil and likelihood to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling demands that we may be facing at that special term and a decision is then compiled on how to respond .
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" We are currently evaluating government decisions constituted in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a applied BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" scum of the earth ."