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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are consuming eBay to sell cloned vehicles and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has attained .
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 utilizing auction place eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate gondola, the BBC has ascertained .
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Con craftsmen- 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 brand-new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 to purchase a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but suggests no action has been taken. The delinquents have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray told:" The police have known about this gang 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 seller requested he compensate with currency on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online pay organization .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund back, ever
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That meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- 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 coin back, ever ," he supposed .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle crime.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful vehicle, including licence slabs, chassis lists 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 included:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we were able to question buyers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative alleged:" When we receive each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, damage and probability to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying asks that we may be facing at that special meter and a decision is then realized on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting the decision realized in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exploited BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."