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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 autoes and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has seen .
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 reportedly exerting auction website eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the identity of a lawful auto, the BBC has procured .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- have scammed eBay purchasers 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 buying a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but responds no action has been taken. The offenders have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray supposed:" 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 vendor solicited he offer with money on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online fee arrangement .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was embezzled- there was little chance he could get his money back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this money back, ever ," he suggested .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle steal.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate gondola, including licence platefuls, chassis figures 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 supplemented:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would request buyers to always compensate via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative read:" When we receive a report of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, damage and gamble 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 particular period and a decision is then attained on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing the decision determined in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a consumed BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."