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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are working eBay to sell cloned cars and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has ascertained .
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 expending auctioneer locate eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a lawful car, the BBC has received .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- have scammed eBay customers 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 dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but alleges no action has been made. The delinquents have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray announced:" The police have known about this gang 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 cash on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee arrangement .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was embezzled- there was little chance he could get his fund back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this money back, ever ," he articulated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle theft.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate vehicle, including licence slabs, framework amounts 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 lent:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we would query customers to always pay via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative did:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, distres and gamble to the public and allocate officers and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the emulating expects that we may be facing at that particular term and a decision is then realized on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting the decision offset in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a employed BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."