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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 cars and con purchasers 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 supposedly applying auction locate eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the name of a legitimate gondola, the BBC has known .
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Con artists- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but alleges no measures have been taken. The delinquents have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray alleged:" The police have known about this gang 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 accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online pay arrangement .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was embezzled- 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 get this coin back, ever ," he did .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle steal.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same legitimate vehicle, including licence platefuls, framework figures 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 contributed:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we would ask buyers to always compensate via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman enunciated:" When "weve received" a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, suffering and jeopardy to the public and allocate police and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting challenges that we may be facing at that special time and a decision is then stimulated on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing government decisions reached in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a expended BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."