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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 gondolas and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has known .
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 exerting auction site eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the identity of a legitimate car, the BBC has known .
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Con creators- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one casualty- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but suggests no measures have been taken. The crooks have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray responded:" 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 vendor requested he pay with currency on collect, rather than use the website's secure online remittance system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was embezzled- 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 get this money back, ever ," he pronounced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle stealing.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a similar lawful auto, including licence dishes, framework digits 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 included:" Cash on collection is very unusual and we would request customers to always compensate via the programme when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative suggested:" When we receive a report of any happen, we assess the immediate threat, suffering and gamble to the public and allocate policemen and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the emulating requirements that we may be facing at that particular day and a decision is then manufactured on how to respond .
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" We are currently discussing the decision procreated in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a use BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."