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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are use eBay to sell cloned vehicles and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has met .
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 working auctioneer area eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the name of a legitimate auto, the BBC has met .
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Con craftsmen- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but does no measures have been made. The culprits have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray read:" The police have known about this mob since January .
" As a onetime 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 collecting, rather than use the website's secure online fee organization .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was plagiarized- 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 going this coin back, ever ," he mentioned .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle steal.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a similar lawful car, including licence layers, chassis numerals 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 collection is very unusual and we were able to ask customers to always compensate via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson read:" When "weve received" a report of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, ill and hazard to the public and allocate police and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing demands that we may be facing at that particular age and a decision is then represented on how to respond .
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" We are currently remembering government decisions performed in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a worked BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."