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eBay car scam- Thieves are conning motorists out of thousands online, here is how
CON ARTISTS are utilizing eBay to sell cloned gondolas and con purchasers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has learnt .
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 plagiarized vehicles under the identity of a legitimate auto, the BBC has learnt .
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Con craftsmen- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one martyr- 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 to purchase a Mercedes from a marketer in Rochdale .
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Former copper Graham Murray reported the incident to the police, but enunciates no action has been made. The culprits have still not been caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray answered:" 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 requested he offer with currency on collect, rather than use the website's secure online fee system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of coming this money back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out private vehicles was plagiarized- there was little chance he had been able to 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 enunciated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common programme of vehicle steal.
The plagiarized vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate car, including licence dishes, framework amounts 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 computed:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would question purchasers to always pay via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative alleged:" When "weve received" a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, distres and probability to the public and allocate policemen and natural resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the contesting challenges that we may be facing at that particular age and a decision is then constituted on how to respond .
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" We are currently scrutinizing government decisions started in such a case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a use BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and named the con artist as" scum of the earth ."