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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are abusing eBay to sell cloned cars and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has find .
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 supposedly squandering auction website eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles for the purposes of the name of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has acquired .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one prey- have scammed eBay customers 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 marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but adds no action has been taken. The wrongdoers have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray alleged:" The police have known about this organization 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 seller requested he pay with cash on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever
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That follows when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he had been able to get his coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this fund back, ever ," he alleged .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle stealing.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate auto, including licence plates, 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 supplemented:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we were able to ask customers to always offer via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative said:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, suffering and gamble to the public and allocate detectives and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling involves that we may be facing at that particular season and a decision is then prepared on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing the decision spawned 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 locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."