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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are consuming eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has observed .
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 reportedly expending auctioneer site eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the name of a lawful gondola, the BBC has seen .
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Con masters- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one casualty- 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 buying a Mercedes from a vendor in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but answers no measures have been made. The sinners have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray responded:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 sought he offer with currency on collect, rather than use the website's secure online remittance organisation .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was stolen- 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 coming this coin back, ever ," he mentioned .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common approach of vehicle fraud.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a same lawful auto, including licence plates, framework counts 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 added:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we were able to invite purchasers to always offer via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative replied:" When we receive each of these reports of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, evil and gamble to the public and allocate detectives and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling demands that we may be facing at that particular age and a decision is then procreated on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing the decision made in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a abused BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."