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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are expending eBay to sell cloned autoes and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has experienced .
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 use auction place eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the name of a lawful auto, the BBC has determined .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- have scammed eBay customers 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 accident to the police, but announces no action has been taken. The crooks have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray spoke:" The police have known about this organization 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 offer with currency on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows 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 going this money back, ever ," he did .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle stealing.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful car, including licence platefuls, chassis quantities 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 computed:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would request buyers to always compensate via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman mentioned:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, distres and risk to the public and allocate patrolmen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing demands that we may be facing at that special experience and a decision is then shaped on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing government decisions determined in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a abused BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" scum of the earth ."