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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 vehicles and con customers out of thousands of pounds, a BBC investigation has procured .
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 utilizing auctioneer area eBay to sell stolen vehicles for the purposes of the identity of a lawful automobile, the BBC has ascertained .
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Con creators- dubbed" scum of the earth" by one scapegoat- have scammed eBay purchasers 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 supposes no measures have been taken. The culprits have still not get caught .
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Murray replied:" 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 vendor solicited he pay with cash on collecting, rather than use the website's secure online remittance system .
It was PS17, 000 just gone, and I knew there was little or no chance of getting this coin back, ever
Graham Murray
That meant that when he found out the vehicle was embezzled- 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 getting this coin back, ever ," he articulated .
The scam is known as car cloning, which is a common technique of vehicle theft.
The embezzled vehicle is given the name of a same legitimate automobile, including licence platefuls, chassis 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 contributed:" Cash on collect is very unusual and we would ask purchasers to always offer via the stage when purchasing ."
A Greater Manchester Police representative answered:" When we receive a report of any occurrence, we assess the immediate threat, trauma and gamble to the public and allocate patrolmen and resources accordingly .
" We do this with full consideration of all the competing necessitates that we may be facing at that particular time and a decision is then formed on how to respond .
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" We are currently refreshing the decision impelled in this case ."
Another victim was a man from Forfar in Tayside who was scammed out of PS18, 300 when buying a applied BMW on the site.
Mr Alexander said he was " gutted" and labelled the con artists as" scum of the earth ."