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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are using eBay to sell cloned cars and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has obtained .
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 using auctioneer area eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate gondola, the BBC has perceived .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one prey- have scammed eBay buyers 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 dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but adds no measures have been made. The convicts have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray suggested:" 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 marketer solicited he pay with money on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online pay arrangement .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting 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 coming this fund back, ever ," he replied .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle stealing.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate vehicle, including licence illustrations, chassis numbers 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 lent:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we were able to question customers to always pay via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson told:" When we receive a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, distres and gamble to the public and allocate officers and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting requisitions that we may be facing at that particular epoch and a decision is then concluded on how to respond .
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" We are currently reviewing government decisions fixed in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a employed BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" scum of the earth ."