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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 vehicles and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has find .
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 squandering auction locate eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a lawful auto, the BBC has acquired .
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Con creators- 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 dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but alleges no action has been taken. The sinners have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray suggested:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 seller sought he pay with currency on collect, rather than use the website's secure online fee system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin 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 coming this fund back, ever ," he alleged .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle steal.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful auto, including licence plates, framework 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 included:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we would expect buyers to always offer via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman did:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, impairment and danger to the public and allocate officers and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting asks that we may be facing at that particular hour and a decision is then realise on how to respond .
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" We are currently discussing government decisions realized in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a applied BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."