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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 customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has perceived .
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 applying auctioneer locate eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the name of a lawful automobile, the BBC has obtained .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- 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 dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but does no action has been made. The sinners have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray announced:" The police have known about this organization since January .
" As a onetime 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 offer with currency on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online pay plan .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was stolen- 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 fund back, ever ," he enunciated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle crime.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same lawful auto, including licence platefuls, framework figures 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 collecting is very unusual and we would expect customers to always offer via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson mentioned:" When we receive each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, ill and likelihood to the public and allocate patrolmen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling involves that we may be facing at that particular meter and a decision is then done on how to respond .
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" We are currently evaluating government decisions stirred in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a abused BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" scum of the earth ."