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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 vehicles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has detected .
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 auctioneer website eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has learnt .
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Con creators- 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 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 accident to the police, but announces no measures have been taken. The crimes have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray supposed:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 requested he pay with money on collect, rather than use the website's secure online payment organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was stolen- there was little chance he had been able to get his money back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this coin back, ever ," he added .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle stealing.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate auto, including licence layers, chassis numbers 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 accumulation is very unusual and we would invite buyers to always offer via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson pronounced:" When "weve received" a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, suffering and jeopardy to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the emulating expects that we may be facing at that special day and a decision is then concluded on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting the decision acquired in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a worked BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."