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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are working eBay to sell cloned autoes and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has felt .
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 area eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the name of a lawful automobile, the BBC has detected .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one scapegoat- 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 seller in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but enunciates no measures have been taken. The offenders have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray spoke:" The police have known about this organization 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 marketer requested he offer with currency on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online payment system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was stolen- 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 getting this money back, ever ," he read .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle crime.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the identity of a similar lawful vehicle, including licence sheets, framework quantities 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 lent:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we would expect buyers to always offer via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson remarked:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, harm and gamble to the public and allocate officers and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling requisitions that we may be facing at that particular season and a decision is then determined on how to respond .
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" We are currently examining the decision shaped in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a squandered BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."