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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 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 artist are scamming motorists out of thousands of pounds online
Thieves are allegedly applying auction locate eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the name of a legitimate car, the BBC has met .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- 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 buying a Mercedes from a vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but does no measures have been taken. The culprits have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray remarked:" The police have known about this mob 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 dealer sought he pay with cash on collection, rather than use the website's secure online pay 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 meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he had been able to 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 articulated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle stealing.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate automobile, including licence dishes, chassis crowds 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 lent:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we were able to ask buyers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative answered:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, distres and hazard to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling necessitates that we may be facing at that particular occasion and a decision is then realized on how to respond .
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" We are currently re-examine government decisions reached in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a expended BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" scum of the earth ."