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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 gondolas and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has experienced .
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 consuming auction place eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate auto, the BBC has procured .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but alleges no measures have been made. The delinquents have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray remarked:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 requested he offer with currency on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online remittance system .
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 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 money back, ever ," he told .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle crime.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate car, including licence illustrations, framework multitudes and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective purchasers 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 collect is very unusual and we would expect buyers to always offer via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson articulated:" When we receive a report of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, evil and hazard to the public and allocate officers and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling involves that we may be facing at that particular time and a decision is then constructed on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing the decision offset in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a use BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."