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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exploiting eBay to sell cloned gondolas and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has observed .
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 employing auction website eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the identity of a legitimate car, the BBC has find .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one scapegoat- 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 buying a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but replies no action has been made. The crooks have still not been 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 outraged. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay vendor requested he offer with money on collection, rather than use the website's secure online payment structure .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows 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 money back, ever ," he supposed .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle fraud.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate gondola, including licence slabs, framework crowds 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 added:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we were able to ask customers to always compensate via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman remarked:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, suffering and jeopardy to the public and allocate policemen and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the emulating asks that we may be facing at that particular age and a decision is then originated on how to respond .
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" We are currently remembering government decisions became in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exploited BMW on the place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" froth of the earth ."