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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 vehicles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has procured .
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 reportedly abusing auctioneer place eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a legitimate auto, the BBC has concluded .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but speaks no action has been taken. The convicts have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray alleged:" The police have known about this gang 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 sought he compensate with currency on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online fee organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles 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 getting this money back, ever ," he mentioned .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle theft.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a similar legitimate gondola, including licence slabs, framework quantities 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 contributed:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would expect purchasers to always pay via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson did:" When we receive each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, suffering and risk to the public and allocate policemen and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying involves that we may be facing at that special hour and a decision is then obliged on how to respond .
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" We are currently discussing government decisions formed in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a use BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" scum of the earth ."