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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are abusing eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has concluded .
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 allegedly exploiting auction website eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the name of a legitimate gondola, the BBC has noticed .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- have scammed eBay buyers 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 incident to the police, but says no action has been taken. The sinners have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray articulated:" The police have known about this mob 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 marketer sought he compensate with currency on collecting, 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 get this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he could get his coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this fund back, ever ," he read .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle crime.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a similar lawful vehicle, including licence dishes, chassis 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 computed:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we were able to request buyers to always compensate via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said:" When we receive each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, mischief and risk to the public and allocate detectives and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying necessitates that we may be facing at that particular term and a decision is then prepared on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing government decisions formed in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exerted BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."