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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are using eBay to sell cloned cars and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has ascertained .
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 allegedly using auctioneer locate eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the name of a legitimate gondola, the BBC has spotcheck .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one prey- 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 seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but answers no measures have been taken. The culprits have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray alleged:" The police have known about this gang since January .
" As a onetime police officer I'm absolutely disgusted. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay marketer sought he pay with currency on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online pay organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was plagiarized- 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 coin back, ever ," he suggested .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle stealing.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate vehicle, including licence layers, chassis numbers and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective customers 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 accumulation is very unusual and we would ask buyers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman suggested:" When we receive each of these reports of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, distres and hazard to the public and allocate officers and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling requests that we may be facing at that particular period and a decision is then shaped on how to respond .
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" We are currently recalling the decision originated 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 artist as" scum of the earth ."