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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 vehicles and con buyers 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 abusing auctioneer locate eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the name of a lawful car, the BBC has seen .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one casualty- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but announces no action has been taken. The sinners have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray told:" The police have known about this gang 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 seller solicited he offer with cash on collect, rather than use the website's secure online payment method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund 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 get this coin back, ever ," he added .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle steal.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a same lawful car, including licence sheets, framework amounts 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 included:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we were able to question purchasers to always compensate via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson supposed:" When we receive a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, harm and probability to the public and allocate men and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting expects that we may be facing at that particular experience and a decision is then established on how to respond .
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" We are currently recollecting the decision originated in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exploited BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" froth of the earth ."