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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 autoes and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has noted .
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 applying auction locate eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a lawful auto, the BBC has witnessed .
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Con artists- 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 brand-new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 to purchase a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but responds no measures have been made. The crooks have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray remarked:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 vendor solicited he offer with currency on collect, rather than use the website's secure online payment arrangement .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting 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 coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever ," he said .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle fraud.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate auto, including licence dishes, chassis digits 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 lent:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we would query buyers to always pay via the scaffold when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman supposed:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, trauma and threat to the public and allocate officers and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the emulating requires that we may be facing at that special hour and a decision is then constituted on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting the decision established in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a use BMW on the locate.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."