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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are employing eBay to sell cloned automobiles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has found .
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 use auction locate eBay to sell plagiarized vehicles under the identity of a legitimate auto, the BBC has found .
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Con creators- 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 marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but tells no action has been taken. The crooks have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray read:" The police have known about this gang 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 dealer requested he pay with currency on accumulation, rather than use the website's secure online remittance structure .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was plagiarized- 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 money back, ever ," he announced .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common method of vehicle stealing.
The stolen vehicle is given the name of a same lawful automobile, including licence sheets, chassis numerals 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 added:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we were able to invite buyers to always compensate via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative answered:" When "weve received" a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate menace, damage and hazard to the public and allocate detectives and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the participating demands that we may be facing at that special time and a decision is then procreated on how to respond .
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" We are currently inspecting government decisions represented in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exercised BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artist as" froth of the earth ."