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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are utilizing eBay to sell cloned autoes and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has seen .
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 abusing auctioneer area eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the name of a lawful gondola, the BBC has acquired .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- 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 buying a Mercedes from a vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but responds no measures have been made. The crooks have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray told:" 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 requested he compensate with cash on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was embezzled- there was little chance he had been able to get his coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever ," he announced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle stealing.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate auto, including licence platefuls, framework lists 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 accumulation is very unusual and we were able to request customers to always pay via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman added:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, harm and peril to the public and allocate policemen and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing asks that we may be facing at that particular hour and a decision is then moved on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing government decisions cleared in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a applied BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" scum of the earth ."