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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 cars and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has met .
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 abusing auctioneer place eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the identity of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has seen .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one casualty- have scammed eBay customers 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but replies no action has been made. The delinquents have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray pronounced:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 seller sought he compensate with cash on collect, rather than use the website's secure online fee organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he could 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 did .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common approach of vehicle theft.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate car, including licence platefuls, framework multitudes 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 contributed:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we were able to invite customers to always pay via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson replied:" When we receive each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, evil and jeopardy to the public and allocate officers and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling involves that we may be facing at that special epoch and a decision is then represented on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing government decisions constructed in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a squandered BMW on the place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."