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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are working eBay to sell cloned cars and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has witnessed .
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 auction locate eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the name of a lawful vehicle, the BBC has felt .
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Con masters- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but remarks no action has been made. The crooks have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray alleged:" The police have known about this mob since January .
" As a onetime police officer I'm absolutely outraged. 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 remittance method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles was stolen- 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 coin back, ever ," he replied .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle theft.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate auto, including licence illustrations, chassis numerals 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 ask purchasers to always offer via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative replied:" When we receive each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, evil and jeopardy to the public and allocate men and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying asks that we may be facing at that particular time and a decision is then built on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing government decisions saw 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 site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."