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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 cars and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has noted .
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 reportedly squandering auctioneer site eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the name of a lawful car, the BBC has noted .
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Con masters- 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 buying a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but enunciates no action has been taken. The convicts have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray mentioned:" The police have known about this gang 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 currency on collection, rather than use the website's secure online payment plan .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was embezzled- there was little chance he could get his fund back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this money back, ever ," he pronounced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle steal.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a similar lawful automobile, including licence sheets, chassis quantities 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 collecting is very unusual and we would query customers to always pay via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative suggested:" When "weve received" a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, harm and jeopardy to the public and allocate police and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying demands that we may be facing at that particular hour and a decision is then determined on how to respond .
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" We are currently remembering government decisions stirred in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a utilized BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" froth of the earth ."