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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are exercising eBay to sell cloned vehicles and con purchasers 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 reportedly consuming auction area eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the name of a lawful car, the BBC has located .
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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 brand-new con.
One victim, a retired police officer, was conned out of PS17, 000 to purchase a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but pronounces no action has been made. The crooks have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray added:" The police have known about this mob 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 marketer solicited he offer with cash on collection, rather than use the website's secure online payment system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this fund 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 going this coin back, ever ," he spoke .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle steal.
The stolen vehicle is given the identity of a similar lawful vehicle, including licence layers, 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 included:" Cash on collecting is very unusual and we would invite purchasers to always offer via the platform when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman announced:" When "weve received" a report of any happen, we assess the immediate menace, suffering and gamble to the public and allocate men and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the rivalling asks that we may be facing at that particular period and a decision is then stirred on how to respond .
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" We are currently recalling government decisions performed in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a used BMW on the website.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" froth of the earth ."