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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exploiting eBay to sell cloned gondolas and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has learnt .
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 allegedly utilizing auctioneer place eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a legitimate auto, the BBC has spotcheck .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one casualty- have scammed eBay buyers 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 dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but supposes no measures have been made. The sinners have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray replied:" The police have known about this mob 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 vendor solicited he pay with cash on collection, rather than use the website's secure online remittance organization .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was stolen- there was little chance he had been able to get his fund back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever ," he spoke .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle fraud.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a similar lawful gondola, including licence sheets, chassis numbers 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 lent:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we were able to question customers to always compensate via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative replied:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, mischief and threat to the public and allocate patrolmen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting asks that we may be facing at that particular experience and a decision is then seen on how to respond .
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" We are currently recollecting government decisions acquired 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 ."