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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are abusing eBay to sell cloned gondolas and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has learnt .
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 allegedly squandering auction site eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles for the purposes of the name of a lawful gondola, the BBC has known .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one prey- 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 marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but announces no measures have been taken. The delinquents have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray enunciated:" The police have known about this organization 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 seller requested he offer with cash on collect, 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 get this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles was embezzled- 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 money back, ever ," he suggested .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle theft.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful gondola, including licence sheets, framework numerals 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 computed:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we were able to query customers to always pay via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson spoke:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, trauma and likelihood to the public and allocate detectives and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting involves that we may be facing at that special term and a decision is then attained on how to respond .
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" We are currently recalling government decisions reached in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exerted BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."