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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are using eBay to sell cloned cars 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 artist are scamming motorists out of thousands of pounds online
Thieves are supposedly employing auction website eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the identity of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has located .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one casualty- 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 marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but remarks no action has been made. The crooks have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray alleged:" 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 sought he offer with money on collect, rather than use the website's secure online remittance plan .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle 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 get this coin back, ever ," he mentioned .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle stealing.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a same lawful vehicle, including licence plates, chassis lists 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 accumulation is very unusual and we were able to invite customers to always pay via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman did:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, impairment and likelihood to the public and allocate detectives and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting demands that we may be facing at that special era and a decision is then concluded on how to respond .
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" We are currently remembering government decisions reached in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a used BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" scum of the earth ."