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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are use eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con buyers 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 artist are scamming motorists out of thousands of pounds online
Thieves are supposedly exploiting auction site eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a lawful car, the BBC has attained .
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Con craftsmen- 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 new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 buying a Mercedes from a seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but does no measures have been taken. The offenders 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 solicited he pay with currency on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online payment structure .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles was plagiarized- 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 get this coin 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 auto, including licence plates, chassis figures 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 expect buyers to always compensate via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson articulated:" When "weve received" a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, damage and peril to the public and allocate detectives and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling demands that we may be facing at that particular experience and a decision is then realise on how to respond .
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" We are currently discussing government decisions became 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 website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."