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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 gondolas and con buyers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has discovered .
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 utilizing auction site eBay to sell embezzled vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a lawful gondola, the BBC has learnt .
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Con artists- 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 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 alleges no measures have been taken. The offenders have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray spoke:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 dealer solicited he offer with currency 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 going this fund back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out private vehicles was stolen- there was little chance he could get his coin back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this money back, ever ," he replied .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle fraud.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate auto, including licence plates, chassis numbers 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 included:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we would expect customers to always pay via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson pronounced:" When we receive each of these reports of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, trauma and probability to the public and allocate police and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the vying necessitates that we may be facing at that special go and a decision is then concluded on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting government decisions met in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exploited BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artists as" scum of the earth ."