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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are utilizing eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has received .
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 allegedly applying auction website eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate gondola, the BBC has noticed .
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Con creators- 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 brand-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 tells no action has been made. The delinquents have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray did:" The police have known about this syndicate since January .
" As a former 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 offer with currency on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online fee structure .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this money 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 going this money back, ever ," he supposed .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle fraud.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate auto, including licence plates, framework 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 computed:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we were able to ask purchasers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative added:" When we receive each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, suffering and threat to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling demands that we may be facing at that special experience and a decision is then impelled on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing the decision prepared 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 place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" froth of the earth ."