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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 acquired .
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 supposedly using auctioneer area eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has determined .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- have scammed eBay customers 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 responds no measures have been made. The delinquents have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray read:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 solicited he offer with money on collection, rather than use the website's secure online remittance system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was embezzled- there was little chance he had been able to get his money back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this coin back, ever ," he pronounced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle stealing.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a same lawful automobile, including licence sheets, chassis figures 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 supplemented:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we were able to invite buyers to always pay via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson answered:" When "weve received" a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, impairment and likelihood to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing requires that we may be facing at that particular meter and a decision is then prepared on how to respond .
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" We are currently recalling the decision drew in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a squandered BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."