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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are squandering eBay to sell cloned autoes and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has noticed .
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 exerting auction place eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the name of a lawful car, the BBC has met .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- 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 accident to the police, but articulates no action has been made. The sinners have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray answered:" 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 requested he compensate with money on collect, 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 get this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles 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 coming this coin back, ever ," he did .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle theft.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate gondola, including licence sheets, framework numbers 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 added:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we were able to question buyers to always offer via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson alleged:" When we receive each of these reports of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, harm and probability to the public and allocate officers and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying expects that we may be facing at that special go and a decision is then obligated on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting government decisions impelled in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a used BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."