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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 gondolas and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has noted .
By LUKE JOHN SMITH
PUBLISHED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017 | UPDATED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017
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eBay con artists are scamming motorists out of thousands of pounds online
Thieves are supposedly squandering auction area eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a lawful vehicle, the BBC has encountered .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one scapegoat- 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 buying a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but tells no action has been made. The crooks have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray suggested:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 seller solicited he compensate with cash on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee organization .
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 embezzled- there was little chance he had been able to get his coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this money back, ever ," he replied .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle crime.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate gondola, including licence layers, framework numbers 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 expect buyers to always compensate via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson remarked:" When "weve received" a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, mischief and probability to the public and allocate detectives and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling requisitions that we may be facing at that special hour and a decision is then met on how to respond .
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" We are currently reviewing the decision formed in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a worked BMW on the place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."