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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 autoes and con customers 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 allegedly expending auctioneer locate eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the name of a legitimate auto, the BBC has located .
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Con creators- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one scapegoat- have scammed eBay purchasers 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 enunciates no action has been taken. The culprits have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray replied:" 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 requested he offer with cash on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online remittance system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle 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 coming this coin back, ever ," he responded .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle crime.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a same lawful auto, including licence sheets, framework lists 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 included:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we were able to invite buyers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson told:" When "weve received" a report of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, trauma and danger to the public and allocate officers and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing involves that we may be facing at that particular era and a decision is then procreated on how to respond .
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" We are currently assessing the decision reached 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 place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" scum of the earth ."