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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are using eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has attained .
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 reportedly working auctioneer place eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a legitimate vehicle, the BBC has felt .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one prey- 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 buying a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but mentions no measures have been made. The crimes have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray mentioned:" The police have known about this mob 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 dealer sought he offer with cash on collection, rather than use the website's secure online fee arrangement .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was stolen- there was little chance he could get his money back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this money back, ever ," he articulated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle theft.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a similar legitimate car, including licence dishes, chassis lists and accompanying documentation.
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Two motorists were scammed out of over PS17, 000 each
Prospective customers 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 would request customers to always offer via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson supposed:" When "weve received" each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, evil and probability to the public and allocate patrolmen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling requirements that we may be facing at that special era and a decision is then realized on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing the decision compiled 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 place.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."