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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 autoes and con purchasers 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 supposedly exploiting auction area eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the name of a legitimate auto, the BBC has received .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one casualty- have scammed eBay buyers 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 answered:" The police have known about this mob 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 vendor solicited he compensate with cash on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online pay structure .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming 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 money back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this fund back, ever ," he answered .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle stealing.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate gondola, including licence dishes, chassis counts 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 added:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we were able to invite customers to always pay via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman mentioned:" When we receive each of these reports of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, evil and likelihood to the public and allocate patrolmen and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the participating expects that we may be facing at that particular hour and a decision is then done on how to respond .
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" We are currently assessing government decisions met in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exerted BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."