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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 vehicles and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has felt .
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 consuming auction place eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the name of a legitimate vehicle, the BBC has noted .
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Con creators- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one casualty- 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 marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but remarks no action has been taken. The crimes have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray enunciated:" The police have known about this mob 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 dealer requested he compensate with currency on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online payment method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was embezzled- 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 money back, ever ," he enunciated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle steal.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same lawful vehicle, including licence layers, framework lists 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 computed:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would invite purchasers to always pay via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson enunciated:" When "weve received" a report of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, damage and likelihood to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling demands that we may be facing at that special epoch and a decision is then made on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing government decisions determined 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 place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."