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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exerting eBay to sell cloned autoes and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has spotcheck .
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 exploiting auctioneer site eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has found .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one scapegoat- 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 buying a Mercedes from a vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but announces no measures have been taken. The offenders have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray spoke:" The police have known about this mob 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 seller requested he compensate with money on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online pay system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund back, ever
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That meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- 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 coming this coin back, ever ," he replied .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common approach of vehicle theft.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a similar lawful car, including licence platefuls, framework lists and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective purchasers 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 expect buyers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative responded:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, damage and jeopardy to the public and allocate detectives and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the emulating involves that we may be facing at that particular time and a decision is then realise on how to respond .
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" We are currently remembering the decision constructed in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a worked BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" scum of the earth ."