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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 vehicles and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has concluded .
By LUKE JOHN SMITH
PUBLISHED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017 | UPDATED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017
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eBay con artists are scamming motorists out of thousands of pounds online
Thieves are reportedly abusing auctioneer place eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate vehicle, the BBC has received .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- have scammed eBay purchasers 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 buying a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but does no action has been taken. The offenders have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray responded:" The police have known about this gang 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 requested he pay with currency on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee plan .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles was embezzled- 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 coin back, ever ," he answered .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle steal.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate vehicle, including licence illustrations, chassis quantities 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 collection is very unusual and we were able to expect customers to always compensate via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, evil and probability to the public and allocate officers and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling expects that we may be facing at that special meter and a decision is then moved on how to respond .
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" We are currently evaluating the decision compiled in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exploited BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."