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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are utilizing eBay to sell cloned autoes and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has learnt .
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 utilizing auctioneer site eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a lawful gondola, the BBC has noted .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- have scammed eBay purchasers 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 dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but announces no action has been taken. The delinquents have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray responded:" 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 compensate with currency on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online payment plan .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was embezzled- 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 money back, ever ," he announced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle steal.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a same lawful automobile, including licence slabs, 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 contributed:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we were able to request buyers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman did:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, injure and gamble to the public and allocate men and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing requirements that we may be facing at that special experience and a decision is then realise on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing government decisions cleared 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 place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."