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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are using eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has observed .
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 exerting auctioneer area eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has learnt .
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Con craftsmen- 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 seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but responds no measures have been made. The crimes have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray responded:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 seller sought he offer with money on collection, rather than use the website's secure online remittance system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this fund 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 fund back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever ," he answered .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle steal.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a same lawful gondola, including licence platefuls, chassis figures 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 supplemented:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we would query customers to always compensate via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman suggested:" When we receive a report of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, suffering and gamble to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing demands that we may be facing at that special meter and a decision is then made on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing the decision prepared in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exploited BMW on the place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" froth of the earth ."