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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exercising eBay to sell cloned autoes and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has ascertained .
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 allegedly squandering auctioneer website eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a lawful auto, the BBC has encountered .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one casualty- have scammed eBay purchasers 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 dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but responds no measures have been taken. The crooks have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray enunciated:" The police have known about this mob since January .
" As a former 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 solicited he offer with money on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online payment plan .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this coin 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 coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever ," he replied .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle theft.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name 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 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 collection is very unusual and we would question customers to always compensate via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman told:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, mischief and jeopardy to the public and allocate detectives and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing challenges that we may be facing at that special day and a decision is then done on how to respond .
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" We are currently discussing the decision started 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 area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" froth of the earth ."