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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are use eBay to sell cloned cars and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has known .
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 supposedly exerting auctioneer locate eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the name of a lawful car, the BBC has discovered .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- have scammed eBay customers 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but responds no measures have been taken. The sinners 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 outraged. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay marketer solicited he offer with cash on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online remittance plan .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was stolen- 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 fund back, ever ," he suggested .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle theft.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate gondola, including licence illustrations, framework amounts 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 collecting is very unusual and we were able to request buyers to always compensate via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman read:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, evil and danger to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing requests that we may be facing at that special season and a decision is then reached on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing government decisions manufactured in such a 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 labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."