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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are abusing eBay to sell cloned autoes and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has obtained .
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 place eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the name of a lawful vehicle, the BBC has acquired .
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Con creators- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one scapegoat- have scammed eBay customers 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 buying a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but replies no action has been taken. The crimes have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray said:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 dealer requested he offer with cash 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 get this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was embezzled- there was little chance he had been able to get his money back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this money back, ever ," he pronounced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle steal.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful gondola, including licence plates, framework quantities 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 added:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we would query customers to always pay via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman remarked:" When we receive a report of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, mischief and likelihood to the public and allocate patrolmen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the playing necessitates that we may be facing at that special time and a decision is then offset on how to respond .
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" We are currently remembering the decision started in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a squandered BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."