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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 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 reportedly use auction site eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the name of a legitimate auto, the BBC has learnt .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- 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 seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but does no measures have been made. The crimes have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray answered:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 vendor solicited he pay with money on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee structure .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was plagiarized- 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 getting this fund back, ever ," he told .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle theft.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful automobile, including licence dishes, chassis figures 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 collecting is very unusual and we were able to invite purchasers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative read:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, suffering and danger to the public and allocate police and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the competing involves that we may be facing at that special age and a decision is then compiled on how to respond .
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" We are currently recalling government decisions attained in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a squandered BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" froth of the earth ."