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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exercising eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has observed .
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 reportedly working auctioneer place eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the identity of a legitimate car, the BBC has detected .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- have scammed eBay purchasers 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 adds no action has been made. The culprits have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray enunciated:" 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 money on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online fee organization .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle 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 fund back, ever ," he mentioned .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle theft.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate gondola, including licence plates, chassis amounts 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 included:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would query buyers to always pay via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative suggested:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, distres and risk to the public and allocate patrolmen and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the emulating involves that we may be facing at that special era and a decision is then impelled on how to respond .
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" We are currently recollecting the decision formed in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exercised BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" scum of the earth ."