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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are use eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con customers 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 allegedly use auction website eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles for the purposes of the name of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has learnt .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- 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 dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but tells no measures have been made. The crooks have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray said:" The police have known about this mob 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 dealer requested he offer with currency on collection, rather than use the website's secure online payment system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he had been able to get his fund back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this coin back, ever ," he enunciated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle fraud.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a same lawful vehicle, including licence sheets, chassis counts 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 computed:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we were able to expect purchasers to always pay via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson announced:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, impairment and likelihood to the public and allocate police and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling expects that we may be facing at that special season and a decision is then offset on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing government decisions concluded in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a abused BMW on the place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."