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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exploiting eBay to sell cloned cars and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has discovered .
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 supposedly utilizing auctioneer area eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate automobile, the BBC has obtained .
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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 vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but tells no measures have been made. The offenders have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray replied:" The police have known about this syndicate since January .
" As a onetime 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 pay with cash on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online fee method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was plagiarized- 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 get this money back, ever ," he announced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle crime.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same lawful auto, including licence platefuls, framework 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 supplemented:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we were able to invite purchasers to always compensate via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said:" When "weve received" a report of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, damage and hazard to the public and allocate men and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling asks that we may be facing at that particular meter and a decision is then reached on how to respond .
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" We are currently evaluating government decisions uttered in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a consumed BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."