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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are expending eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has determined .
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 applying auction area eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the name of a lawful auto, 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 buying a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but speaks no measures have been taken. The crimes have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray added:" The police have known about this mob 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 vendor requested he offer with cash on collect, rather than use the website's secure online fee organization .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was plagiarized- there was little chance he could get his coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this money back, ever ," he read .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle steal.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful auto, including licence platefuls, 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 contributed:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we were able to expect customers to always offer via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative added:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, mischief and danger to the public and allocate officers and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the participating requirements that we may be facing at that particular experience and a decision is then uttered on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting government decisions made in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exercised BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" scum of the earth ."