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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are employing eBay to sell cloned cars and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has acquired .
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 expending auctioneer site eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the identity of a legitimate car, the BBC has received .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one scapegoat- have scammed eBay buyers 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 vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but says no action has been taken. The crimes have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray read:" The police have known about this mob since January .
" As a onetime 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 sought he offer with money on accumulation, 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 private vehicles was embezzled- 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 remarked .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle theft.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate gondola, including licence platefuls, 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 contributed:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we were able to ask customers to always compensate via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative enunciated:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, impairment and threat to the public and allocate detectives and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing requirements that we may be facing at that particular hour and a decision is then uttered on how to respond .
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" We are currently discussing government decisions induced in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a used BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" scum of the earth ."