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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are employing eBay to sell cloned cars and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has known .
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 expending auction website eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has located .
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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 marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but alleges no action has been taken. The crooks have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray said:" 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 sought he pay with money on collect, rather than use the website's secure online pay organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was embezzled- there was little chance he could get his fund back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this fund back, ever ," he added .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle crime.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful vehicle, including licence plates, chassis counts 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 added:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we were able to expect purchasers to always offer via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman alleged:" When we receive each of these reports of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, trauma and peril to the public and allocate police and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the participating asks that we may be facing at that special time and a decision is then stimulated on how to respond .
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" We are currently examining the decision acquired in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a abused BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."