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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are expending eBay to sell cloned vehicles and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has witnessed .
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 abusing auction area eBay to sell stolen vehicles under the name of a lawful automobile, the BBC has spotcheck .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one prey- have scammed eBay customers 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 buying a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but supposes no measures have been taken. The convicts have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray replied:" The police have known about this mob 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 dealer solicited he pay with currency on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online pay plan .
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 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 coming this fund back, ever ," he replied .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common procedure of vehicle steal.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a same lawful vehicle, including licence platefuls, 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 supplemented:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we were able to request purchasers to always pay via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said:" When we receive a report of any incident, we assess the immediate threat, mischief and danger to the public and allocate detectives and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting requisitions that we may be facing at that particular age and a decision is then moved on how to respond .
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" We are currently discussing government decisions obligated in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a utilized BMW on the area.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."