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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are applying eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has experienced .
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 allegedly abusing auction locate eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the identity of a lawful gondola, the BBC has experienced .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one casualty- have scammed eBay customers 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but does no action has been taken. The wrongdoers have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray did:" The police have known about this mob 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 seller sought he offer with currency on collect, rather than use the website's secure online remittance organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- 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 getting this coin back, ever ," he did .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle fraud.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate gondola, including licence sheets, framework digits 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 contributed:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we would question buyers to always offer via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative did:" When "weve received" a report of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, evil and risk to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling requisitions that we may be facing at that particular term and a decision is then realise on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting the decision started in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a abused BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."