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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exploiting eBay to sell cloned cars and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has learnt .
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 supposedly employing auction website eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the identity of a lawful car, the BBC has noted .
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Con masters- 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 buying a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but says no action has been taken. The convicts have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray did:" 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 dealer sought he compensate with cash on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles 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 get this money back, ever ," he enunciated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle steal.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate automobile, including licence plates, framework lists 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 included:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we would invite purchasers to always offer via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative said:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, injure and likelihood to the public and allocate officers and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling requires that we may be facing at that special occasion and a decision is then uttered on how to respond .
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" We are currently re-examine the decision procreated 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 area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."