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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are consuming eBay to sell cloned cars and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has met .
By LUKE JOHN SMITH
PUBLISHED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017 | UPDATED: 08:14, Tue, May 9, 2017
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eBay con artist are scamming motorists out of thousands of pounds online
Thieves are supposedly working auction place eBay to sell embezzled vehicles under the identity of a legitimate auto, the BBC has encountered .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one victim- 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 buying a Mercedes from a dealer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the accident to the police, but pronounces no measures have been made. The convicts have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray pronounced:" The police have known about this syndicate 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 vendor solicited he compensate with currency on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online pay arrangement .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of going this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That follows when he found out the vehicle was plagiarized- there was little chance he could get his fund back.
" It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of get this coin back, ever ," he remarked .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle fraud.
The embezzled vehicle is given the identity of a same lawful vehicle, including licence dishes, framework digits 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 supplemented:" Cash on accumulation is very unusual and we would question purchasers to always pay via the pulpit when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson pronounced:" When we receive a report of any incident, we assess the immediate menace, injure and likelihood to the public and allocate patrolmen and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the competing involves that we may be facing at that special day and a decision is then become on how to respond .
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" We are currently recalling government decisions reached in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a exerted BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" froth of the earth ."