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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exploiting eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has encountered .
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 use auctioneer place eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has noticed .
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Con creators- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- 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 adds no action has been made. The offenders have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray supposed:" The police have known about this mob since January .
" As a former police officer I'm absolutely disgusted. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay marketer sought he offer with currency on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online payment structure .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was plagiarized- 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 coming this money back, ever ," he answered .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle steal.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate automobile, including licence dishes, chassis 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 supplemented:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we would ask purchasers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative answered:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, mischief and peril to the public and allocate officers and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying involves that we may be facing at that special period and a decision is then uttered on how to respond .
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" We are currently recollecting the decision built 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 locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" scum of the earth ."