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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exercising eBay to sell cloned gondolas and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has found .
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 allegedly working auctioneer place eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles for the purposes of the name of a lawful car, the BBC has received .
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Con craftsmen- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but supposes no action has been made. The wrongdoers have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray announced:" 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 money on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online remittance plan .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles 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 get this fund back, ever ," he did .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle theft.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate auto, including licence sheets, chassis crowds and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective purchasers 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 included:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we were able to ask buyers to always offer via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman spoke:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, impairment and danger to the public and allocate patrolmen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the emulating expects that we may be facing at that particular experience and a decision is then stimulated on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting government decisions formed in this 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 named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."