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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are abusing eBay to sell cloned gondolas and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has noted .
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 working auctioneer locate eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the identity of a legitimate vehicle, the BBC has found .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one prey- 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 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 delinquents have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray answered:" The police have known about this gang since January .
" As a former police officer I'm absolutely outraged. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay vendor requested he offer with cash on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee plan .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows 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 get this money back, ever ," he mentioned .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle crime.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a same lawful auto, including licence layers, chassis numbers 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 added:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would expect purchasers to always offer via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson spoke:" When we receive a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, ill and probability to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the participating demands that we may be facing at that special duration and a decision is then built on how to respond .
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" We are currently remembering the decision started in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a expended BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."