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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 gondolas and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has noticed .
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 reportedly working auctioneer area eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the identity of a lawful gondola, the BBC has concluded .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- 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 vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but articulates no measures have been made. The crimes have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray added:" The police have known about this gang since January .
" As a onetime 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 offer with currency on collect, rather than use the website's secure online remittance method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this fund 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 coming this money back, ever ," he mentioned .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle stealing.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate auto, including licence layers, framework digits and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective buyers 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 collect is very unusual and we would query buyers to always pay via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson pronounced:" When we receive each of these reports of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, suffering and peril to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the competing challenges that we may be facing at that particular term and a decision is then compiled on how to respond .
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" We are currently discussing government decisions drew in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exercised BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" scum of the earth ."