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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are utilizing eBay to sell cloned gondolas and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has perceived .
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 supposedly employing auctioneer place eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the name of a legitimate gondola, the BBC has located .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- have scammed eBay buyers 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 mentions no measures have been made. The convicts have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray mentioned:" 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 marketer requested he compensate with currency on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online pay method .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle 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 getting this money back, ever ," he enunciated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle fraud.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a same lawful gondola, including licence plates, framework figures 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 supplemented:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would expect customers to always offer via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative supposed:" When we receive each of these reports of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, mischief and gamble to the public and allocate policemen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting requirements that we may be facing at that particular season and a decision is then spawned on how to respond .
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" We are currently recalling government decisions reached in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a expended BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."