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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 vehicles and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has received .
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 supposedly expending auction area eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the name of a lawful automobile, the BBC has procured .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- 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 buying a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but pronounces no measures have been made. The convicts have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray alleged:" The police have known about this gang 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 requested he pay with cash on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online fee organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles was plagiarized- there was little chance he could get his coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this money back, ever ," he articulated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle theft.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate gondola, including licence layers, chassis amounts 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 were able to expect customers to always compensate via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative mentioned:" When "weve received" a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, distres and threat to the public and allocate men and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying involves that we may be facing at that particular epoch and a decision is then obliged on how to respond .
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" We are currently evaluating the decision realise in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a employed BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."