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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 gondolas and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has ascertained .
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 exerting auction website eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the name of a lawful automobile, the BBC has spotcheck .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- 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 marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but speaks no action has been made. The delinquents have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray spoke:" 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 dealer requested he offer with currency on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online payment organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting 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 coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever ," he alleged .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle steal.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same lawful car, including licence illustrations, chassis numerals and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective purchasers 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 query buyers to always pay via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson responded:" When we receive each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, harm and jeopardy to the public and allocate men and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying necessitates that we may be facing at that particular time and a decision is then constructed on how to respond .
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" We are currently recalling the decision represented in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a use BMW on the place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" scum of the earth ."