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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are expending eBay to sell cloned autoes and con buyers 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 stolen vehicles under the name of a legitimate gondola, the BBC has spotcheck .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one prey- 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 vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but mentions no measures have been taken. The culprits have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray answered:" The police have known about this organization 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 seller solicited he offer with cash on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online fee structure .
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 private vehicles was plagiarized- 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 going this money back, ever ," he pronounced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle theft.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a same lawful vehicle, including licence illustrations, framework digits 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 computed:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would query customers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson spoke:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, distres and gamble 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 era and a decision is then performed on how to respond .
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" We are currently remembering government decisions shaped in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a squandered BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."