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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 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 reportedly exploiting auctioneer site eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a lawful auto, the BBC has determined .
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Con creators- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- have scammed eBay buyers 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 vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but reads no action has been made. The offenders have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray enunciated:" 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 seller solicited he compensate with money on accumulation, 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 going this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he could get his money 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 technique of vehicle stealing.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate gondola, including licence plates, framework numbers 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 added:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we were able to question purchasers to always compensate via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson responded:" When "weve received" a report of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, suffering and danger to the public and allocate men and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing requisitions that we may be facing at that particular period and a decision is then stirred on how to respond .
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" We are currently recollecting government decisions obligated in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a use BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" scum of the earth ."