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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exploiting eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has witnessed .
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 reportedly consuming auction website eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a legitimate gondola, the BBC has perceived .
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Con creators- 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 new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 to purchase a Mercedes from a vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but says no measures have been taken. The delinquents have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray did:" The police have known about this gang since January .
" As a onetime police officer I'm absolutely disgusted. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay vendor requested he pay with currency on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online fee arrangement .
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 embezzled- 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 getting this fund back, ever ," he suggested .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle fraud.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate gondola, including licence slabs, framework crowds and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective buyers 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 lent:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we would request customers to always pay via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson read:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, harm and danger to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the competing expects that we may be facing at that particular season and a decision is then built on how to respond .
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" We are currently examining the decision originated in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exerted BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."