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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are expending eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has seen .
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 working auction place eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the identity of a lawful car, the BBC has experienced .
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Con creators- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- have scammed eBay customers 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 buying a Mercedes from a vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but reads no action has been made. The offenders have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray added:" The police have known about this organization 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 offer with cash 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 coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was stolen- 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 coin back, ever ," he pronounced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle fraud.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a same lawful car, including licence illustrations, chassis multitudes 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 added:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we would question buyers to always offer via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative answered:" When we receive each of these reports of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, mischief and risk to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling challenges that we may be facing at that particular meter and a decision is then realized on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing government decisions concluded in such a 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 labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."