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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exercising eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has met .
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 utilizing auctioneer locate eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a lawful car, the BBC has observed .
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Con artists- 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 dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but pronounces no measures have been taken. The culprits have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray answered:" The police have known about this syndicate since January .
" As a onetime police officer I'm absolutely disgusted. How can you have any trust in the police ?"
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Mr Murray said the eBay dealer solicited he pay with currency on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles was embezzled- 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 getting this coin back, ever ," he alleged .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common approach of vehicle steal.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate vehicle, including licence dishes, chassis lists 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 were able to ask purchasers to always offer via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson spoke:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, distres and likelihood to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying involves that we may be facing at that particular period and a decision is then become on how to respond .
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" We are currently assessing government decisions constituted in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a employed BMW on the place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."